Blogs and Wikis are both web
pages that are highly used today. They however have different purposes. Blogs
are posts written and created by only one individual on topics that matters to
he/she. However, the only way for others to contribute to the blog is by leaving
comments. By leaving comments, it helps them contribute to the post and start a
thoughtful conversation. On the other hand, wikis are a collaborative web
application where the group works together to create the contents. Others are
able to modify and edit the wiki web page as they please but some wikis require
an approval by the administrators for such changes to be shown in order to test
for accuracy.
Many businesses today use wiki
as a tool for content management. Information can easily be shared and
exchanged among staffs. For instance, Nokia uses Socialtext wiki software to
"facilitate information exchange within its Insight & Foresight
group". In addition, Yahoo uses Twiki for its development team to overcome
the conflict with working from separate locations.
Wikis are cheap and easy to use
such that it can be used for different types of data such as spreadsheet,
Powerpoint, PDFs, etc. Businesses are experimenting with wiki technology. It is
predicted that most workplace will be using wiki. I think that there will be a
chance for a more advanced wiki that tailors to the specific usage for each
company or even each purpose for the group as more people use wiki.
Works Cited
Gill, Kathy E. "How Can We Measure the Influence of the Blogosphere?" (n.d.): n. pag. University of Washington, May 2004. Web. 21 Sept. 2014
"How To Use Wikis For Business." InformationWeek.
N.p., 8 Aug. 2005. Web. 27 Sept. 2014.
"Wiki." Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Sept. 2014. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
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