Blogs vs Wikis
Blogs and Wikis
both contain many similarities and differences. They are both used in order to
share information across the World Wide Web. When in search of a more personal
form of information one would use Blogs. Blogs are where a person can create
posts about a certain topic. These posts are formatted in chronological order.
Blogs give a person a chance to express his or her opinion on a certain topic.
This can also be useful in other areas when in search for opinions on a
specific topic. Due to the fact that technology plays such a major role in
society, the idea of online communication and information spread through the
internet is becoming huge. It was said by Kathy E. Gill in an article entitled
How can we measure the influence of the blogosphere “Some
analysts suggest that blogs are poised to be the next generation opinion/editorial
page”. This is an example of the growth and impact that blog has on us today.
Another
form of the sharing of online information are Wikis. Wikis spread information
in a similar way as blogs except for the fact that it is less personal, and
less opinionated. When someone is interested in a topic they simply search Wikis
for answers as well as links to other sources. The ideas of wikis have been
growing and it is becoming the quick easy online version of an encyclopedia. Wikis
are becoming so popular that major businesses are beginning to use them. In an
article about wikis in InformationWeek entitled how to use wikis for business
it is said that “Wikis can centralize all types of corporate data, such
as spreadsheets, Word documents, PowerPoint slides, PDFs — anything that can be
displayed in a browser”. This is just one example of how wikis can be useful in
business.
Both wikis and Blogs contain very
similar features but they are different. Due to the technology today, the
sharing of information online has become extremely important and has been made
easy through Wikis and Blogs.
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