Blogs vs Wiki

Blogs and wikis are both ways of sharing information. The main difference is that with a blog it is more personal. A blog writer can choose whatever they want to write on and people can post comments on them and share opinions freely. For example, "In the world of celebrity and entertainment, some blogs have found a niche and have become quite successful in discussing celebrity news, sharing photographs, and other topics in entertainment..." (Gerry, Celebrity Blogs: The Impact of New Media). Blogging has become a new way of getting information across and it helps keep us updated. With a wiki, it is a more collaborative effort. A wiki allows you to post a topic and anyone can edit and post information on it. An example of this is Wikipedia which is an internet based encyclopedia. It has information on almost anything in the world and anyone can just edit it or update new information on it. An interesting article showed how wikis can be used. The VP of EMC, Tony Pagliarulo, used a wiki as a way to build their project. “He chose a wiki—a software application that allows groups of users to create, edit and comment on online documents—so that each team member could contribute and access up-to-date information on the project.” (Locher, More on how to build your on wikipedia). It seems like a very convenient way to keep each other up to date with the project. This shows the importance of convergence. It allows people from everywhere to come together and work collectively. Wiki allows this. Another way we can use a wiki can be to start a wiki for a specific community so people involved in that community can offer ideas of improving it or complaints.