Blog v Wiki

According to Gill in the article, “How can we measure the influence of the blogosphere,” a blog consists of reverse chronological journaling that is written in regular, time-stamped entry by a blogger. The bloggers write about topics that matter to them and therefore their voice is present in the posts. A blog can have only one blogger or a community of authors. The article also states that blogs can be about virtually any topic. This is similar to wikis. Wikis also cover a huge variety of topics. However, wikis are different than blogs because many people can edit the same content. According to an article published in Information Week titled, “How to Use Wikis for Businesses,” thousands of people police the wiki and edit as necessary. Wikis are built around collaboration. There is essentially only one body of work that is constantly updated and edited. Blogs on the other hand consist of many different individual posts by the blogger. Other people that view the post can add their points of view by posting comments, but they cannot actually alter the content of the original post unlike in a wiki.
            Convergence in today’s networked world is important because it allows people to have access different types of media and information. Having different types of media on the same platform provides users with different options regarding the type of content they want to view. A new use for a wiki could be one that is shared by a family over time where things like photos, important events, recipes, and memories are constantly updated over many generations.

Works Cited

"How Can We Measure the Influence of the Blogosphere?" by Kathy E. Gill. Workshop on the Weblogging Ecosystem, May 2004. 

"How to Use Wikis for Business," by Ezra Goodnoe, Information Week, August 8, 2005, 

Comments

  1. Alex AleksandrovFebruary 26, 2020 at 10:45 AM

    Hi Trisha,

    I like your idea about family sharing photos, recipes and other family documents and memories with wiki. I wish I knew this before. My family is spread all over the world and Wiki will be such an amazing way for us to stay connected even with the distance between us.

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