Blogs vs. Wikis

Blogs and Wikis are ared similiar but different in their own way. Both allows people to talk to each other and share ideas with each other. Blogs alllows people to work together as well as the wikis. Blogs only lets one person edit a post but a wiki any memeber can edit a post if planning a trip and gather supplies. Both blogs and wikis are good because in Brooklyn in New York citizens in that area used a blog to stop criminals in their neighborhood. This can be seen in the Brooklyn Blog Help Leads to Drug Raid in the NY Times by Michael Wilson. I don't have any ideas for the Wiki that hasn't been thought of already but we will see later on in the future.

Old vs. New

In the world today we have to distinguish between old and new media. New media today involves communication, collaboration, community, creativity, and convergence.Old media would be considered newspapers, televisions, books, etc. New media is considered blogs, wiki, etc. because it allows people to share comments, ideas, and talk to each other over the Internet.

New Media and the Digital Divide

My research topic that I am doing is New Media and the Digital Divide. I will talk about the gap between people who have a limited access to technology and people who have access to technology almost anywhere they go. This will show why certain people have limited access to technology and others do not have that limitation. That is the main focus of my research topic and how it involves new media.