Blog V Wiki

            Blogs and Wiki share and are different in different ways. Blogs are more suited for individuals (even though it can be collaborative). They are written in reverse chronological order, which means that the newest entry is always at the top. In the case of blogs, they can only be edited by the blogger and their signature usually follows the post. On the other hand, one of the ways in which wikis are different from blogs is that they are suited for collaborative work. Many people can edit each page unlike in a blog. Also, they are written according to the content or the arrangement the author wants.  Last but not least a major different between the two is that the previous versions publish of the page are save and can be retrieved unlike in a blog. Some of the similarities between blogs and wikis are that they both allowed the expression of information and are open to opinion.  They also are accessible to anyone around the globe and are simple to set up using a free software.
          The importance of convergence in today's networked world is how it allows people to share information,such as their thoughts and ideas. It has made it possible for people to learn and shared things without having to go through books. As stated in the article "How can we measure the influence of the blogosphere?", things like blogs have  allowed people to"write about topics that matter to them; their audience may be large or small". There is no limit into what modern networking allows us to do.Blogs can be used for collaboration by simply sharing ideas. Your ideas can be read by others who respond to your blog by adding their point of view or thoughts about your idea.  Some of those ideas can be positive or negative as in the case illustrated in the article "Stung by the Perfect Sting" by Maureen Dowd. The article helps to demonstrate blogger can  influence on a celebrity gaining an award for something that wasn't positive; the model won the award for the "Skankiest in NYC". The thoughts express by  bloggers, wikiers and others  can  have an immense influence   on our society. Last but  not least, a new way in which wikis could be used is by posting jobs. People can add and take out new jobs in the wiki and help others to find a job.

     Research/Term Paper      

                 The Impact of New Media on Society

               The new technological advances have brought with it many changes in the way people interact. Blogs, Facebook,whats-app, Twitter among many others have have allowed for the interaction between people to reach new levels.  My research will; look at the ways in which New Media has impacted us on social and societal issues. The positive and negatives effects of how it has allowed for more interaction,the exchange of information among other things whole at the same time it has brought forth problems never seen before such as  physical interaction between people, global competition or the way in which most are more interested on social media and their  "followers" rather than having a real relationship with people.