Blogs vs Wikis

Blogs are sites are written by individuals, like me and you. These blogs contain subject matter pertaining to the interest of the individual, and open to acces by anyone on the net. Wikis are similar in that they contain information on many things, but they are written by more than one person. The collaboration often done on wikis is what differentiates wikis from blogs. Blogs is one person deals, with options for people to comment. Wikis are written/editted by many people.

Now Blogs are tend to be opiniated while wikis are much more factual. Wikipedia for exmaple is the worlds biggest online encyclopedia written by people. Wikipedia would fail as an encyclopedia if it was wasn't factual. Blogs are updated on a time basis while wikis are edited on the basis of outdated information. Blogs can't be changed by anyone except for the blog writer. Wikis on the otherhand can be edited by virtually anyone.

Wikis and blog share the power of communication of information via the internet. However wikis are a powerful tool for groups who are collaborating on projects or group work. This used to be done with emails, but the easy use of wikis makes emails obsolete. Because writing,sharing, and editing information can be cumbersome with old media, it has made wikis important tools for companies and teams trying to work together. Just log in, edit, save and your done!