Question 2

Differences and similarities between a wiki and a blog:

A blog:

·         A blog is a sort of online journal. It is updated daily or weekly or whenever the author desires.

·         A blog is owned by an individual

·         For blogs, the timeline is more important

·         Blog posts are usually one persons' opinion, followed optionally by comments

A wiki:

·         A wiki is a platform that is meant for anyone to update in real time

·         wiki is being updated by many people around the world

·         wikis, when an article was published matters less, because articles are supposed to be updated as new information becomes available.

·         Wiki articles represent consensus, but can have an associated discussion/talk page

·         superset of a blog

·         A wiki can host a blog, but not viceversa.

·         A wiki allows multiple users to create, modify and organize web page

 

Similarities between a blog and a wiki:

* Both wikis and blogs are easy to make

* People are able to express their feeling and opinions freely

* Blogs and Wikis are very easily manageable,easy to edit and change.

* Blogs and wikis allow people to be up to date on current affairs and going ons.

 

References:

* Similarites and Differences. (n.d.). Retrieved 05 28, 2014, from Blogs & wikis : new education tools: http://meblog.pbworks.com/w/page/11074186/Similarities%20and%20Differences

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