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Blog vs. Wiki

Blog vs. Wiki


Blogs and wikis are web 2.0 technologies that allow creators to host an array of material from text to videos and music online.  Unlike previous web 1.0 technologies, they allow visitors to interact, contribute material and publish new content.

Generally speaking a blog post is one person's opinion where people can opt in to have a discussion through comments.  It is geared towards sharing of news, knowledge or expertise.  Being a blogger with huge following allows the blogger to profit through advertisement on their blog site or by using affiliate marketing where they promote products from sponsors.
 
While blogs allow readers to interact with the blogger through comments it however, doesn't allow them to modify the blog posts.  And this is one key distinction between blogs and wikis.  Wikis are more collaborative due to the fact that they enable readers to modify content that are already posted or even create new content page where others can contribute. 
 
Blogs can be used for collaboration in variety of ways.  But these days blogs are being used massively by businesses for brand exposure and business expansion.  And in the current data driven economy, businesses are collaboration with bloggers based on their interest groups, networks, location, industry niche and so on.

A new use for a wiki that has not been done yet could be translating foreign songs.  When you try to translate a foreign song using service like google translate, it translate the song in literal sense but we know songs have a deeper meaning and require a unique understanding that computers don't.  So a wiki where a native person could translate the song and somebody else could contribute or correct their work.



Reference:

  • Cooke, Richard. “Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet.” Wired, Conde Nast, 17 Feb. 2020, www.wired.com/story/wikipedia-online-encyclopedia-best-place-internet/.
  • says:, Jenna, et al. “How To Find Bloggers To Collaborate With Your Small Business - Elle Drouin: Wonderfelle MEDIA.” Elle Drouin | Wonderfelle MEDIA, 14 Aug. 2018, elledrouin.com/find-bloggers-collaborate-small-business/.


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