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Today, blogs necessarily offer only a partial view of the vastly greater resources now available. This, of course, is their strength: they represent a very personal filter of the otherwise overwhelming data deluge.
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In an online world where bloggers' frenzied mutual promotion seems increasingly the norm, the Wiki emerges as an oasis of dignified restraint. It was invented in 1995 by Ward Cunningham
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In a sense, the Wiki is to the blog what open source is to proprietary software: a communal effort where group dynamics rather than a leader's fiat determine the end-result.
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The seriousness and high quality of the Wikipedia entries emphasise the main strength of Wikis: a depth born of multiple authors working together to hone material. This contrasts with the blog, which shines in its ability to offer one person's quirky and brilliant insights across what may be a vast and often contrasting spectrum of subjects.
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Both undoubtedly have their place in the online ecosystem, but the underlying dynamics that drive a Wiki seem likely to ensure that it will prove more enduring - just as open source's ratchet of relentless improvement means that it is slowly but surely gnawing away at any remaining performance and feature advantages of proprietary code.
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