A wiki allows many users, from students to teachers to come together to create, modify and organize web page content in a collaborative manner. Wikis allows for knowledge sharing and are not biased. Wikis are fact related and is a way to record historical events or a timeline. The advantage of a wiki is that any user can contribute their knowledge on a topic. A disadvantage to this is that some users may provide false or wrong information on a topic. They can also vandalize the page but it can always be revised by another user. Wikis also allow for discussion through a dedicated discussion/talk page. Wikis are also formal and can be used for business purposes. It can help organize and plan an upcoming project for a business. Wikis can benefit many organizations, such as schools, businesses, government agencies and many more. Since wikis are becoming more and more advanced, I believe they should implement a program that provides live updates on events.
Blogs are online journals usually maintained by one person, but can also be a small group. Blogs are more informal than wikis in that there is usually a discussion on a topic. It usually does not require a collaborative process. Blogs can also be biased towards a viewpoint and involves an individual's opinions. In other words, a blog is a way to express yourself, your thoughts and passion. Compared to a wiki, blogs are usually not for educational purposes. Blogs also do not update as fast as wikis because of the missing collaborative process. Blogs are usually subject to criticism and debate under the comments section because after all, anyone can freely express their opinions in blogs.
Wikis and blogs are useful in their own ways. As both types become more and more advanced, there will be more potential to use blogs and wikis more effectively. In a way, we can use wikis and blogs to discover become more innovative.
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