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A Blog Vs a Wiki? Youtube Discussion (for the old folk)

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=Wiki vs Blog= Wikis have several advantages over blogs. Let's list them all here in a side-by-side comparison.


 * **WIKI ** || **BLOG ** ||
 * **Definitions:** ||  ||
 * A collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it || A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal, with new entries appearing in sequence as they are written. ||
 * **Writers:** ||  ||
 * Many authors, various personalities & experiences, opinions face scrutiny of community or are listed as such. || Typically one author, one personality, one opinion. ||
 * Knowledge comes from community of dozens or even thousands of topic experts. || Knowledge limited by single person. ||
 * **Content:** ||  ||
 * Growsrapidly at all hours of the day. || Grows slowly, one post at a time. ||
 * Articles constantly change and continuosly updated. || Each post becomes stale over time. ||
 * Discussions can take place on pages or in the discussion forum (at least in Wetpaint wikis). || Discussions take place in the comments of a post, typically approved by blogger. ||
 * **Setup:** ||  ||
 * Ranges from easy to setup to very difficult, depending on chosen solution || Ranges from easy to setup to very difficult, depending on chosen solution ||
 * Most solutions take care of themselves || Many solutions require constant security updates ||
 * Spam policed by the community || Spam policed by the blogger ||
 * Publishing very easy, no html needed on some platforms (like Wetpaint) || Publishing very easy, some html knowledge useful ||


 * ** Similarities Between Blogs and Wikis ** ||
 * * No html computer language is necessary for basic look
 * Simple to set up using free software
 * Can be accessible to anyone in the world
 * Students can express their own ideas
 * Can last beyond the official end of a course
 * Easy to edit in your web browser
 * Can link to other websites, media, and insert photos
 * Need to be aware of the fact that anyone can type anything they want. Entries are not necessarily reliable.
 * Good way to stay current in your field and read about what others are doing ||

|| ·  Suited for collaborative authoring, as many people can edit each page, although it can be an individual project  || 1 = [] ||
 * ** Differences Between Blogs and Wikis ** ||
 * ** Blogs ** || ** Wikis ** ||
 * · Distinct, dated entries usually made up of text containing news, commentary, notes, and personal reflections1  ||  ·  A group of interlinked pages, each with a unique name 1  ||
 * · Suited more for individual authoring, although it can be collaborative
 * · Written in reverse chronological order (newest entry is always at the top)  ||  ·  Written according to content, or any arrangement someone wants  ||
 * · Only the blogger can edit their own post  ||  ·  Have the capability to edit other people’s entries  ||
 * · Usually a signature follows each post  ||  ·  More likely to be anonymous entries  ||
 * · Outside commenting on entries such as from peers, coaches, teaching team, and others at a distance1  ||  ·  Can have a discussion function to talk about disputed points of an entry. Similar to a discussion board, but less structured  ||
 * ·<span style="-x-system-font: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> No automatic saving function of previous post versions.  ||  ·<span style="-x-system-font: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';">  Previous versions of a page saved and retrievable in the event of mistakes1  ||
 * References for this chart:

One problem with wikis which I haven't seen mentioned here is about timing of editing. If there is more than one person trying to edit a single page at once things get confusing. A blog doesn't solve this, and I don't know if there are any applications that can work around it. They work a lot better with people taking turns, so using a single period for editing one page is tricky - it works better to get a class started and then get them to check in and do the editing in their own time.