Blogs Vs. Wiki

Blogs are an alternative to personal webpages. They are a regularly updated web page, typically ran by an individual and is written in an informal or conversational style (google.com).  They usually involve regularly updated post, links to news articles, documents and other blog post that are filled with passion and identity. Personal blogs are usually not censored which gives them a sense of authenticity compared to corporate blogs which are censored and very careful of what they publicize.  Examples of blogs are twitter, Tumblr, and Blogger.com.  A perfect example of a blog and how personal it can be can be read in an article posted in the New York Times titled “Pentagon Keeps Wary Watch as Troops Blog”.  The article is about an Army specialist who maintained a blog about life at the front and his experiences, which fell under the Army’s radar because it was not officially approved. A Wiki on the other hand is a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users (google.com).  Posting on a wiki is relatively easy and can be done by different users. It is often created as a team-wide or company-wide knowledge base.  Wikipedia is a perfect example of a wiki (hence the name). “How to use Wikis For Business”, an article posted on informationweek.com states that “ a simple open-source app called wiki may soon rule the knowledge management roost.