Overview of collaborative and social networking
There
are several types of sites where people collaborate or communicate
socially. The following definitions may be u
seful:
A wiki
is a Web site that allows anyone visiting to contribute (add, edit,
or remove) content. Wikipedia, for example, is a virtual
encyclopedia built by user’s providing information in their
areas of expertise. Because of the ease of collaboration, wikis are
often used when developing group projects, or sharing information
collaboratively.
A Blog
is an online journal (short for weB LOG) that may be entirely
private, may be open to select friends or family, or available to
the general public. You can usually make settings so that visitors
to your blog may or may not be allowed to comment on your entries.
A social
networking site
allows people to build and maintain an online Web page and create
networks of people they are somehow connected to –their
friends, work associates, other members with similar interests, and
so on. Most social networking sites also host blogs and have social
networking functions that people allow people to view information
about others and contact friends.
