Blogs v. Wiki's

A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. Blogs are personal and they are a way to share ideas with readers. According to Melissa Gerry, “Celebrity Blogs: The Impact of New Media”, people are able to write about topics that interest them and comment freely on what is going on in their lives and in the world around them. People talk about the news, personal stories, etc… Blogs can be used in a collaborative way also; Readers can interact with the blogger by posting comments on the blog. A Wiki is like an open source document which the user uses to provide specific or useful information to users.  Wikipedia.com is a good example of wiki; it serves as a great means to meaningful information. Wiki’s are a collaborative effort, because multiples users add and edit content on the web page. A blog is just a website that maintains ongoing posts, which are frequently updated chronologically. Both Wiki’s and Blogs are forms of new media that enables the users to share meaningful information. A few differences are: A blog is maintained by one user while Wiki can have multiple or more than one authors. A new use of wiki can be website of students posting up class notes. This would be great because if you lost your notes, you can refer to the online class notes!