blog vs wiki

Blog and wiki are similar but also different. a wiki is a website that allows multiple users to create and organize a web page collaboratively. It allows for multiple users, in the sense that there is more than one author. On the other hand, a blog is more of a personal website used to share opinion and information. A blog allows for only one author. it can also be a collaborative effort, in the sense that a blog  might contain the collective idea of a group of employee or an organization. the differences between between a wiki and a blog is that a wiki allows for multiple author while a blog only allows for one author. for this reason, a wiki is constantly changing, it grows rapidly, and it contains for information which make it suitable for classroom and educational use. On the other hand, a blog only allows for one author, and because of that, it doesn't contain as much information as the wiki and it grows slowly. It is more of an opinion sharing platform compared to wiki which is more of a knowledge sharing platform.

A blog can encourage bullying according to the New York times post that emphasizes on how bad things can be wrote about people without the writer remaining anonymous. If there can be a medium that regulates what can be posted and make sure all information are being verified before they go online. Wiki on the other hand, i feel it is not very user friendly in the sense that anyone can modify other peoples post. i think wiki can be more personalized.

references:  Op-Ed Columnist http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/opinion/26dowd.html?_r=0 
                    An internal wiki that is not classified http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/business/media/04link.html