I feel like there is a distinct difference between Wikis and Blogs. Blogs are more personal and an outlet for creative writing. Usually, very few owners exist per blog (one or two) and they contribute to the Blog as they wish. Wikis are a landing page of information from different sources. For example, in my history class, the students created a Wiki page that contained information on every topic that was discussed over the semester.
These two outlets of information are definitely converging in todays society. Because there is so much information present in the Wikis, the blogs help provide opinions or explanations on or about the information. They work together.
Many up-and coming stylists in Fashion use Stye Blogs to collaborate ideas in for new trends and generate Looks for the public that read for style ideas. And for these purposes, Wiki's are different from Blogs.
A great difference between the blogs and Wiki's is security. The owner of the blog can really delegate who has the ability to make additions on their site. However for the Wikis, it is much more malleable to destruction. "Virtual vandalism can be a major problem. In larger wiki sites, such as those run by the Wikimedia Foundation, vandalism can go unnoticed for a period of time. Wikis, because of their open access, are susceptible to intentional disruption, known as "trolling"' (Wikipedia).
Lastly, who mediates the responses we receive from our Wikis or Blogs. In this light, Blogs are highly more susceptible to attacks from anonymous opinionated people. "Yet in this infinite realm of truth-telling, many want to hide. Who are these people prepared to tell you what they think, but not who they are? What is the mentality that lets them get in our face while wearing a mask? Shredding somebody’s character before the entire world and not being held accountable seems like the perfect sting" (Dowd).
Thus Wikis have a purpose for information and Blogs have a personal touch to them, for opinions.
A great difference between the blogs and Wiki's is security. The owner of the blog can really delegate who has the ability to make additions on their site. However for the Wikis, it is much more malleable to destruction. "Virtual vandalism can be a major problem. In larger wiki sites, such as those run by the Wikimedia Foundation, vandalism can go unnoticed for a period of time. Wikis, because of their open access, are susceptible to intentional disruption, known as "trolling"' (Wikipedia).
Lastly, who mediates the responses we receive from our Wikis or Blogs. In this light, Blogs are highly more susceptible to attacks from anonymous opinionated people. "Yet in this infinite realm of truth-telling, many want to hide. Who are these people prepared to tell you what they think, but not who they are? What is the mentality that lets them get in our face while wearing a mask? Shredding somebody’s character before the entire world and not being held accountable seems like the perfect sting" (Dowd).
Thus Wikis have a purpose for information and Blogs have a personal touch to them, for opinions.
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