Friday, September 30, 2011
About Me
For those who wish to know more about me, I am a homeschooled junior in high school. I play guitar, am learning to fly( your arms really get tired after a while), and am an Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts. At the end of this semester I hope to be more knowledgeable about Information systems and online class taking.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Blogs VS. Wikis
A blog (from web log) is a form of communication from one person or group to some section of the rest of the world. It is designed to be edited by only the person or group who created it, though other readers are usually allowed to comment on a post. Wikis on the other hand, are a form of website that are supposed to be changed by people who may not even be members of the site. This has the benefit of making the postings a little more balanced, since more than one person can change the pages. This benefit comes at a cost, however; since anyone can alter a page, the "facts" presented may be totally fabricated. Both come in many different styles and are based on many different topics.
The topic of convergence is a very relevant one in today's world. Technologies must be able to interact with each other in a manner similar to people, especially as their users needs become more specialized. The world is becoming a smaller place, and with the convergence of information, via various applications, information is much easier to attain than it was just a few decades ago. As the information out there becomes more and more easy to find, the planet "shrinks" all the more.
Blogs can be used for collaboration in several ways. A team leader may create a blog about the project at hand for his team to read and receive instructions through. Each team member could also create a blog of their own, so that everyone on the team could see what the others have done. Blogs could also be the starting point for a team; if someone blogs about a issue with a company's product or service, the company could have a person or team work with the blogger to fix the problem.
Many of the possible topics for a wiki have already been thought of, but millions more exist. A club could have a wiki for their club or activity, i.e swimming, or a type of product or service, i.e vacuum cleaners (I looked for a wiki on vacuum cleaners and, big surprise, it seems to be nonexistent).
The topic of convergence is a very relevant one in today's world. Technologies must be able to interact with each other in a manner similar to people, especially as their users needs become more specialized. The world is becoming a smaller place, and with the convergence of information, via various applications, information is much easier to attain than it was just a few decades ago. As the information out there becomes more and more easy to find, the planet "shrinks" all the more.
Blogs can be used for collaboration in several ways. A team leader may create a blog about the project at hand for his team to read and receive instructions through. Each team member could also create a blog of their own, so that everyone on the team could see what the others have done. Blogs could also be the starting point for a team; if someone blogs about a issue with a company's product or service, the company could have a person or team work with the blogger to fix the problem.
Many of the possible topics for a wiki have already been thought of, but millions more exist. A club could have a wiki for their club or activity, i.e swimming, or a type of product or service, i.e vacuum cleaners (I looked for a wiki on vacuum cleaners and, big surprise, it seems to be nonexistent).
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