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Internet has revolutionized the way we collaborate and capture information. There are a number of collaboration tools available on the web i.e. Blogs, wiki and forums etc. It can be sometimes confusing as to which one is the best. Let me tell you there is no best or worst but it is your requirements that makes one suitable over the other. Lets discuss some of the scenario’s:

Blog: It is a website that is usually maintained by an individual or an organisation. It is like an online diary that focuses on a particular subject. If you have something in your mind and you want it to reach out to people, blog is the best option. It is a good marketing tool for organisations.

Wiki: It is a collaboration tool where by different people contribute to the wiki page by editing its content. As an example organisations can generate a task list for employees and as and when tasks are finished the employees can update the status of those tasks by editing the same wiki page.

Forum: It is like an online discussion board. It is useful in scenarios where people want answer to specific queries, want to have a poll or wants to start a debate. Unlike wiki, the forums doesnt allow the people to edit each other’s messages. It also gives you the flexibilty to be anonymous.

According to the discussions above I feel forums are more for Q&A, Blogs are better for compiling you views and Wikis are best for collaboration