10.7.08

Wikis or Blogs?

I couldn't quite see the difference between wikis and blogs. To me they both seem to serve a similar function. The focus here, however, will be on using these two tools for collaboration.

A wiki has an advantage because if you are working on a document collaboratively then anyone can edit the document live. However, you have no record of the original. With a blog, you can post the document and then comment on suggested changes. This may be a better option for creating collaborative documents. Of course there is also Google docs, which is perhaps an even better option.

Also, I can't help feeling that the purpose of a wiki is to allow everyone to edit the information. Something really sticks with me with the fact that you create a wiki that not every one has access to edit seems against the spirit of a wiki.

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