Blog vs Wiki

User-generated content dominates in the online world with blogs and wikis leading the way. Both types of content provide information that can be shared on the web for public or private use. They give access to people on the internet with vast information-sharing services.

Blogs are written by one person who can create and edit changes to entries, images, and other content on one page. According to BMC Med Edu, a standard blog features easy posting, archives of previous posts and a standalone. These are featured with a webpage that provides each post their own link and ability to engage in external sites. My webpage is a blog that can be read by anyone but can only be edited by me.

Wikis are a collaborative website whose content can be changed. According to UNSV Sydney, a wiki is an easily-edited set of one or more linked web pages that readers can add to or modify. Wikis can have multiple editors or authors. Our class wiki is a great example of a vast amount of knowledge that is created by anyone and can be edited by anyone. This allows people to fix mistakes others might have made on a type of post, provide grammar mistakes and takedown false information.



Citation

Boulos, Maged N Kamel, et al. “Wikis, Blogs and Podcasts: a New Generation of Web-Based Tools for Virtual Collaborative Clinical Practice and Education.” BMC Medical Education, BioMed Central, 15 Aug. 2006, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1564136/.

Chancellor, Vice. “Blog, Wiki or Forum - Which Should You Use?” UNSW Teaching Staff Gateway, 28 Nov. 2018, teaching.unsw.edu.au/assessment-blog-wiki-or-forum-which-should-you-use.