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.
Blogs are a great platform for people to share information and thoughts. Some people may use blogs almost as a diary, documenting their lives. Meanwhile, others may focus on a certain topic such as food. Blogs can be used for collaboration as it is a platform that does contain others to comment and make posts to share ideas. Wikis are similar to blogs in that they also are a method of sharing information however it is different in that it is more of a communally shared posting which multiple people may edit and contribute to. The convergence of today's networked world is apparent and is shown through out the various articles. Pentagon Keeps Wary Watch as Troops Blog shows how inside information can be leaked out through the troops as they blog or post messages online. It is hard to monitor everything that goes on and sometimes it may be censored. In addition, Wiki's article concerning Wikis explains that Wiki allows collaborative collaboration and modification of it's content. This allows various people to update the information on it. A new use of a Wiki could be using it to form a manual/guide for doing certain things. It can be extremely comprehensive and have a specific page for specific situations.
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