Blog v Wiki

Compare & Contrast:

Some similarities between a wiki and blogs is they both include the ability to update the content at any given time, contain links which can refer you to different content, an on-going platform never grows old as long as its active. Some differences include blogs are only editable by the owner, wikis can be edited by anyone, wikis are anonymous whereas a blog follows a signature, blogs are written in reverse chronological order where as wikis written according to content or organize in the way the organizer wants it.

The importance of convergence in my opinion would be that each platform will be able to benefit out of each others platforms instead of competing against one another. Blogs can be used for collaboration to increase awareness of businesses, products/services. A new use for a wiki that has not been done is possibly utilizing it as a tool for group projects in school.

Link #1: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/weekinreview/08cohen.html
Link #2: https://wordpress.org/support/article/introduction-to-blogging/

The Influence Social Media has on Businesses: Good or Bad?

I chose to do my project on the influence social media has on businesses.The reason why I am choosing to research this topic is because social media is a major part of our everyday lives. Before social media, people met others and learn about pretty much anything through the T.V or even word of mouth. With social media you can create and share anything you want, with anyone around the globe.With social media at such an all time high usage there are advantages and disadvantages that businesses face. I will be discussing both aspects, the pros and cons on the influence of social media on businesses. I will be discussing in detail how businesses use social media to increase their consumers, retention rate, brand image and brand loyalty. I would also like to discuss in detail examples of companies who have used social media to their advantage and what they gained out of it and examples of companies who haven't adapted to the times and what negative and/or positive effects it has had within their business.This is just a brief summary of what I will be touching on in my project.