Wikis vs. Blogs

Q: What is the difference between a blog and a wiki? What sort of things might be better suited for a blog and better suited for a wiki?

A: There are a number of differences between a wiki and a blog. The biggest difference to me is the general nature of the two. A blog contains individual posts that are (usually) listed according to date that become static and archived. Although you can have more than one contributor to a blog, collaboration is difficult because you cannot easily change a post. Rather, individual posts are displayed by the individual contributors. And forget about collaboration-unless your the blogger the most you can do is post a comment-if that. With a wiki, you can allow anyone to jump in and add and/or delete content and pages!

Another important difference is the fact that when using a wiki, users can create a number of pages linked together by the home page. Although a blog allows you to link to external pages and embed widgets, it does not let you create numerous pages.

Based on these differences there are uses more suitable for a blog and wiki. Blogs are most likely best suited for individual authoring, announcements, news, etc. Perfect example-this and my classmates blogs! A wiki on the other hand, is probably best suited for collaborative projects and information that is changing and robust.