Blogs are for Extraverts...Wikis are for Introverts
After many years of struggling to write in my blog, I have come to the conclusion that blogging is something that is squarely in the domain of extraverts. I am not one of those. Wikis are my preferred way to get information and contribute to conversations on topics. Whimsy, rambling and general banter, which many blogs are chock full of, are not things that introverts do easily. Wikis allow Introverts to digest, noodle, reflect then proselytize profoundly on a subject in a timely manner. The dominance of blogs, even with track-backs do not create a stream of conscious thoughts, but rather a meandering journey often in a haze of confusion.
Now, I am not slamming blogging, but rather stressing the importance of Wikis as a great place for introverts of the world to contribute to the greater corporate knowledge in a tighter context.
Like one of my favorite authors Neal Stephenson who points out the article in the Atlantic Monthly by Jonathan Rauch which explains introverts, we are not recluses...
Sure this will stir things up for awhile, but needless to say, you will see me contributing more to world of wiki than blog in the future...
Marley
