Blog v Wiki
Nowadays, it would be difficult to imagine a world where we didnt have the convenience of communicating virtually. If we couldn't share information with each other using new media it would take a long time for society to revert back to the methods that were used in the past. This being said, convergence in today's networked world is so essential since it allows us to connect online easily. Two forms of new media providing us with convenient interconnectedness are wikis and blogs. Both have their similarities and differences.
The word wiki was derived from the term"wiki-wiki"which is the Hawaiian translation for "quick". This proves to be a suitable name since wikis are indeed a quick and efficient way to create and edit web pages. Wikis are collaborative, meaning that many individuals can choose to share their own knowledge and research findings on a particular page. The data that is input in wiki pages are often thoroughly analyzed so that no misinformation will be posted about the prevalent topic. Since I love to cook and eat, I would be interested in seeing a wiki created specifically for food. This wiki could be continuously updated with various cooking methods, recipes, or suggestions. Since views on food/cooking are subjective there wouldn't be any false information to post to this wiki. I think this would be an excellent way to widen out anyones mentally towards various cuisines.
As opposed to being managed by several users like wikis, blogs are usually managed by one person. This person can post as much or as little as he/her chooses to and all of the postings are presented in chronological order. In addition to that, people are able to comment on blogs and communicate with the author of the blogpost. Since one person usually runs a blog they can post whatever they like whether it be positive or negative material. For instance in the article "Stung by the Perfect Sting", Maureen Dowd explained how she had read plenty of negative remarks about her on the blogs of those who disliked her. She likened this to bullying. On the other hand, a blog can be used to fight crime as well. Michael Wilson explained in his article "Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug
Raid" how a simple blog put an end to crime in a New York neighborhood.Using a blog to speak about neighborhood safety is an excellent example of collaborating on a blog post.
Citations:
"Stung by the Perfect Sting," By Maureen Dowd, The NY Times, Aug 25, 2009
"Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid," By MICHAEL WILSON The New York Times June 26, 2008
"How to Use Wikis for Business," by Ezra Goodnoe, Information Week, August 8, 2005
The word wiki was derived from the term"wiki-wiki"which is the Hawaiian translation for "quick". This proves to be a suitable name since wikis are indeed a quick and efficient way to create and edit web pages. Wikis are collaborative, meaning that many individuals can choose to share their own knowledge and research findings on a particular page. The data that is input in wiki pages are often thoroughly analyzed so that no misinformation will be posted about the prevalent topic. Since I love to cook and eat, I would be interested in seeing a wiki created specifically for food. This wiki could be continuously updated with various cooking methods, recipes, or suggestions. Since views on food/cooking are subjective there wouldn't be any false information to post to this wiki. I think this would be an excellent way to widen out anyones mentally towards various cuisines.
As opposed to being managed by several users like wikis, blogs are usually managed by one person. This person can post as much or as little as he/her chooses to and all of the postings are presented in chronological order. In addition to that, people are able to comment on blogs and communicate with the author of the blogpost. Since one person usually runs a blog they can post whatever they like whether it be positive or negative material. For instance in the article "Stung by the Perfect Sting", Maureen Dowd explained how she had read plenty of negative remarks about her on the blogs of those who disliked her. She likened this to bullying. On the other hand, a blog can be used to fight crime as well. Michael Wilson explained in his article "Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug
Raid" how a simple blog put an end to crime in a New York neighborhood.Using a blog to speak about neighborhood safety is an excellent example of collaborating on a blog post.
Citations:
"Stung by the Perfect Sting," By Maureen Dowd, The NY Times, Aug 25, 2009
"Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid," By MICHAEL WILSON The New York Times June 26, 2008
"How to Use Wikis for Business," by Ezra Goodnoe, Information Week, August 8, 2005
The distinction between opinion wikis and inherently factual wikis is important. This creates an easier "checking" system of what is edited. If I post a biodata of Ryan Gosling, that can be checked. If I post the summary of book or the events that took place during an event, those facts can be verified. However, if I'm posting a recipe or analysis, these things can be changed a multitude of times and there is no "right" or "wrong" edit to it. You made a good point.
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