Blogs and wikis are both forms of new media. although they share some similarities, they are also very different. One of the main differences is that blogs usually have a single author. It is usually one person posting new topics. Wikis however, are usually a collaborative project with multiple authors. According to Wikipedia, it is a site where " users collaboratively modify content and structure directly from the web browser." Anther difference is that wikis usually grow faster. Since more people are working on it there is more content flowing through. Another main difference, is that wikis are constantly updated. Blog posts are usually left unchanged after they are initially published. The most important difference in my opinion, is that blogs are mostly opinionated posts, while a wiki is usually facts. Forbes describes blog users (in this case Tumblr) as people looking "to get their fix of hot dog legs and otters who look like Benedict Cumberbatch." In general, blogs are a lot more casual than wikis.
Works Cited
https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/01/21/yahoos-next-problem-tumblrs-traffic-isnt-growing/&refURL=https://www.google.com/&referrer=https://www.google.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
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