Create a new post on your blog with the above title. In your post, answer the following questions.
Compare and contrast blogs and wikis. Comment on the importance of convergence in today's networked world. How can blogs be used for collaboration? Can you think of a new use for a wiki that has not been done yet? Cite at least 2 of the assigned readings.
Blog’s a specific entry you post by date. Usually, it contains texts that is related to news, commentary notes, and personal reflections. It’s more suitable for individuals rather than a group. If you’re doing a group project, then maybe Wiki is the better option to choose from. Blog is updated in reverse chronological order. The newest entry is always at the top. When you make a post, only the blogger can edit and delete it. However, commentary exists like in this article about Wal-Mart “We are real people, and that gets lost in the to and fro of business,” said Nick Agarwal, a Wal-Mart communications official who helped develop the blog. “It puts real personality out there in a real conversation.” Having a blog has it’s type of disadvantages as well. As stated in the article “But all that uncensored rambling has its potential drawbacks, like irritating suppliers or consumers.”, it can cause mild defamation if the comments aren’t always positive.
As for Wiki, it’s a website that is suitable for collaborative authoring. Meaning, you can have as many people edit a page. Wiki isn’t a site that is crafted by people with phD’s or experts that are very knowledgeable. Everyone has the authority to edit the page or page. Wiki also has this unique software called wiki engine. In the wikipedia website, it stated the definition of wiki engine as “A wiki engine is a type of content management system, but it differs from most other such systems, including blog software, in that the content is created without any defined owner or leader, and wikis have little implicit structure, allowing structure to emerge according to the needs of the users.”
Blogs and Wikis are similar because they are both simple and easy to use. Anyone is capable of making a blog or wiki. Everyone can express their own ideas to the public. Both site does not require you to be a rocket scientist. The editing process is pretty straight forward in both web browser. You’re also capable of linking your website to other websites.
In this current generation, where and when technology is growing rapidly, social media is is taking over in communicate and how we connect to one another. Social media keeps everyone updated as if it’s a everyday journal to everyone’s lives. You can walk out of your house and see people on their mobile devices. You can walk around in Manhattan, New York and probably catch people using Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram. Social Media is everywhere. In this generation, it’s our new way of communication. In a way, it’s kind of sad because we’re so ingrained into our phones and sometimes we forget how to communicate in real life. Simple things like eye contact may be hard for some people nowadays.
As for the question “How can blogs be used for collaboration?”, blogs can be used for collaboration. Let’s say you want to host this pop-up store that’s originally located in California but you want to host it in New York. You can create a blog and post it on the store’s website so consumers would know and be aware. You can post it on another social media such as Facebook if the store has one. This way, creating a blog about the pop-up event would attract consumers and inform them about it. The blog can have pictures on what items there would be, location, hours, directions, etc.
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