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 thecommunity | Spam policed by the blogger | |
| Publishing very easy, no html needed on some platforms (like Wetpaint) | Publishing very easy, some html knowledge useful |
References:
http://wiki.wetpaint.com/page/Wiki+vs+Blog
https://files.pbworks.com/download/J26BwUKYR1/g333/12116209/blog%20vs%20wiki.pdf
http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/realities/resources/toolkits/blog-analysis/
