The main difference between a blog and a wiki is the contributor. For instance, a blog is personal, with little collaboration and the posting is owned by the poster. Whereas a wiki can be personal, but is open to collaboration (access via password). Any information can be changed or deleted by anyone.
WIKI | BLOG | |
Definitions: | ||
A collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it | A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal, with new entries appearing in sequence as they are written. | |
Writers: | ||
Many authors, various personalities & experiences, opinions face scrutiny of community or are listed as such. | Typically one author, one personality, one opinion. | |
Knowledge comes from community of dozens or even thousands of topic experts. | Knowledge limited by single person. | |
Content: | ||
Growsrapidly at all hours of the day. | Grows slowly, one post at a time. | |
Articles constantly change and continuosly updated. | Each post becomes stale over time. | |
Discussions can take place on pages or in the discussion forum (at least in Wetpaint wikis). | Discussions take place in the comments of a post, typically approved by blogger. | |
Setup: | ||
Ranges from easy to setup to very difficult, depending on chosen solution | Ranges from easy to setup to very difficult, depending on chosen solution | |
Most solutions take care of themselves | Many solutions require constant security updates | |
Spam policed by thecommunity | Spam policed by the blogger | |
Publishing very easy, no html needed on some platforms (like Wetpaint) | Publishing very easy, some html knowledge useful |
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