Blogs vs Wikis

Blogs and Wikis are comparable in a sense that they can be so quickly accessed, and so quickly updated to give you the most current of all information.  Wikis are known for the collaboration capabilities, where an entire group of, say, reporters can input pertinent information and edit the page to make it as credible as possible.  In the article "How to Use Wikis for Business", Ezra Goodnoe discusses the benefits a business can have by using wikis.  An exchange of information between teams in a corporation is seemingly effortless now, not to mention much less expensive.
      A blog however, is made more for airing opinions, holding conversations and the like. The article "Wal-Mart Tastemakers Write Unfiltered Blog" by Michael Barbaro is a perfect example to illustrate such airing of opinions.  An employee made a negative comment about its supplies coming in from Microsoft, and soon after, another employee related to purchasing video games, commented on a Star Wars movie that Wal-Mart sells.  Here lies the difference between blogs and wikis.  Blogs are used more to voice opinions and entice other people to engage in discussion while a wiki, although not always true, is made to provide knowledgeable information.

Research Topic

Being that I am a sports fanatic and an unfortunate addict to Facebook, I have come to understand that social networking and sports have gone hand in hand over the past few years, more so Twitter than Facebook.  It truly is becoming an everyday part of the sports world.  Athletes are going as far as posting their X-Rays to Twitter in order to keep their fans updated.  With that being said, there are positive and negative effects that social networking has on sports programs, including the professional teams, colleges and individual athletes.  I think it is a good time to explore more into this.