Blogs VS Wikis

Blogs are usually web pages and websites by an individual writer to portray his own perspectives to his audience and get feedback through the comments left by them. Blogs can be used for collaboration where people with similar interests share their opinions. Multiples viewers give feedbacks on blogs by leave comments and respond to comments. Wikis, on the other hand, are websites that allows people to collaboratively edit on theirs contents. Wikis have multiple authors; can be edited and made changes. They are for group efforts to cooperate and share information. Wikis provide a sense of convergence and collaboration that can be seen as beneficial to the information provided. They are intended for according information while blogs are based on communications between people of different places and preferences. To put it bluntly, wikis are facts sharing whereas blogs are opinions sharing.

Ezra Goodnoe discusses the rise of Wikis in corporations in her article "How to Use Wikis for Business”. She states that, “Thanks to the Web, and networks in general, the cost of publishing and sharing information has diminished substantially — which makes wikis the killer app for corporations.” Her statement shows how effective websites like wikis can be. For instance, employees participate in information sharing on wikis and blogs which generates an interactive platform for community and creativity across the entire company. Wikis is extremely beneficial to a company that has international business because it provides an easy way to have ideas presented  anywhere instantaneously at anytime, which promotes a sense of convergence. Thus, potential uses for wikis not only give easy access to information, but also create a more organized and interactive organizational culture in businesses.

In his article “Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid”, Michael Wilson writes how much of an impact a blog could make. The article is about where neighbors blog about their neighborhood. Someone started blogging about drug activity in their neighborhood which lead to another person commenting on the blog, which consequently lead to a conversation. Eventually, they were arrested and brought to justice with a drug bust in the neighborhood. In short, a post on a blog enable authorities to put a stop to the crimes.