In blogs one can publish their ideas and feeling on various topics. It is like a different form of a personal web page. Unlike wikis it’s not exactly a collaborative forum, although comments can be made to ones blog it can’t be edited by others. On the other hand wikis deal with teamwork, in my thoughts I compare it to a newspaper, there’s an editor and various contributors to a particular topic. With wikis one is able to correct any mistakes or add more information to help better understand the topic at hand. The good thing with blog is that it can be monitored. While wikis can be edited by the wrong person and negative info may be added if not properly screened. Like the article on “celebrity blogs: the impact of new media” says “ blogs are having an effect on where and how people are receiving information”. The way information is received is completely different and can be gathered from many places online, it is no longer necessary to watch the news or buy a news paper, it can all be redeemed at the click of a mouse. The article on “More on how to build your own Wikipedia” illustrates the positive of wikis. It shows how companies have been able to work on a project and build on information necessary to make the project more successful. A new use for a wiki could be to use it as a form of maybe party promoting. For instance when a club or group wants to promote they could create a wiki for which they gain info on destinations or themes or it could be a source for those having the event to work together so that everything moves seamlessly.
Hmm, interesting idea. I never thought of using wikis for promoting events. May be worth the try. I also like how you compared wikis to newspapers, I didn't think of it in that way either but that works as well.
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