Blogs and wikis are two important tools to our society. They are ways to find information, opinion, and personal stories, with both similarities and differences.
Blogs and wikis are similar in that both offer a broad range and large volume of information to the public. Both are useful tools that can give us information and insight about the subjects and issues that surround us. They give an everyday person the ability to share their knowledge and experience with the world. There are, however, differences between the two. A principle difference between a blog and a wiki is the number of users: a blog is usually maintained by an individual or a few individuals representing an organization, while a wiki often has many users pooling their knowledge and opinions. Another primary difference is often the purpose. A blog is usually a collection of personal thoughts, experiences, and/or opinions, while a wiki is a collective database of many users. Also, a blog is almost always public, but a wiki may be used privately on a corporate intranet.
Convergence is an important topic in the modern, connected world. With all the tools including blogs and wikis available to people around the world, it would be foolish to ignore them. These tools offer an excellent opportunity for people all over the world to converge with their knowledge, experience, and opinions. The networked world offers the opportunity to share, debate, and learn through this convergence.
Blogs can be well used for collaboration by people who wish to bounce off each others’ ideas, opinions, and research, but would still like to voice personalized responses and developments
A wiki that I have yet to find is a pilots’ wiki – a site where pilots can share their experience, advice, and stories to further the knowledge, safety, and community of the aviation world.
My guess as to why there is no pilot's wiki? Most pilots would rather be flying than maintaining a website. :)
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