Blogs vs. Wikis

Although both blogs and wikis can be created to allow users to write about the same things, they differ.Blogs allow users to communictae by comments. It allows the information on that page to be controlled by the maker. The people who post on this page, will be known. According to MICHAEL WILSON of The New York Times, “A group of people who did not know each other came together and traded information.” This article shows us that people who did not know each other, were connected to each other because of the neighborhood they lived in and the information that they seemed to know. Daily, strangers posted to their blog about the one thing they all had in common, the dislike for what went on in a house in their neighborhood. While blogs have more controls, Wikis allow more freedom. Wiki allow users to edit the content on any given Wiki page. Here, anyone can change the information on this page. Margaret Locher says "Because his team had the most current information, they were able to make better decisions and get the project done faster." In this article, a team at work uses a Wiki page for projects. Margret Locher tells us that by using Wikim they were more able to "store documents, create logs and encourage discussions." Wikis can be used in places like businesses that have more than one location so that the ideas of these different people from different locations can be collaborated and shared.