A blog is a form of website that is created and maintained by an individual, and it serves as a public accessible journal for individuals. Posts on blogs appear in chronological order; most recent entries and comments are displayed on the top. Even though. Blogs do not allow anyone to make changes of contents and layouts, they allows visitors to comments and share their information or opinions each other. This is one of the blog's characteristics, which is different from other types of websites like wikis. Unlike traditional media, blog provides a place to communicate and collaborate for publishers and readers. On the other hand, wiki is another communal way of website where all of its users to edit, contribute or organize the contents to share any kind of information using a web browser on the Internet so that it makes us possible to communicate easier and write contents collaboratively.
In the article, "Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid" illustrates how a blog can be used for collaboration to benefit on their neighborhood. Wiki also can be a great tool for many organizations. According to the Article, "How To Use Wikis for Business," organizations can effectively use wikis to collaborate on team work projects, and it is accessible for all the team members to make changes from anywhere.
