According to Kathy E. Gill, blogs can be described as a
regularly updated form of reverse chronological journalism, which offers links
to related content across the internet and tends to be written with a sense of
the author’s voice. Blogs may feature more than one author (http://faculty.washington.edu/kegill/pub/www2004_blogosphere_gill.pdf).
Similarly, Wikipedia defines a wiki as a
collaborative content management system which focuses on a specific topic.
Unlike a blog however, a wiki does not usually have an owner or leader, but
adapts to the needs of its users. The structure of a wiki reflects the use
cases of its viewers and editors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki).
The ability to collaborate on blog or wiki entries has
enabled an unprecedented flow of information around the world. Blogs with
multiple authors collaborating together may allow for a large collection of
work with a distinctly unique voice, and some feature comment sections to allow
for viewers to participate directly in content creation in addition to
consumption.
Wikis by nature are intended to be collaborative and there
is virtually no limit to the topics they may cover.
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