Comments on: Searching Blogs Vs Wikis – Australians Prefer Wiki (The World Prefers Blog) http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/ Tama's thoughts about digital culture, whatever that might mean ... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:42:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blogs vs Wikis « Blog Campaigning http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3594 Blogs vs Wikis « Blog Campaigning Fri, 25 May 2007 06:58:40 +0000 http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/#comment-3594 [...] vs Wikis May 25th, 2007 Using Google Trends and its ability to limit searches by region, Tama Leaver tested the comparative popularity of ‘blog’ versus ‘wiki’ and found something unexpected: [...] [...] vs Wikis May 25th, 2007 Using Google Trends and its ability to limit searches by region, Tama Leaver tested the comparative popularity of ‘blog’ versus ‘wiki’ and found something unexpected: [...]

]]> By: links for 2007-05-23 at ‘but i knewd that’ http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3441 links for 2007-05-23 at ‘but i knewd that’ Wed, 23 May 2007 12:24:27 +0000 http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/#comment-3441 [...] Searching Blogs Vs Wikis - Australians Prefer Wiki (The World Prefers Blog) I wonder if this trend coincides with the recent Jimmy Wales visit? (tags: blog wiki slict google) [...] [...] Searching Blogs Vs Wikis – Australians Prefer Wiki (The World Prefers Blog) I wonder if this trend coincides with the recent Jimmy Wales visit? (tags: blog wiki slict google) [...]

]]> By: Anne Helmond http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3398 Anne Helmond Wed, 23 May 2007 08:45:20 +0000 http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/#comment-3398 It might also have to do with the type of content people are looking for. Maybe Australians are looking for more specific objects that have a higher probability of being located within wikis. Or Australians see wikis as more reliable sources than blogs. <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=blog%2C+wiki&ctab=0&geo=NL&geor=all&date=all&sort=0" rel="nofollow">The Dutch show a slightly bigger difference</a> between the two than the Australians. Wikis are newer than blogs and you can see the turning point in the Dutch statistics halfway 2005 and in the Australian statistics at 3/4 of 2005. The worldwide trend seems to be heading towards a halfway 2007 turning point. Does this mean that wikis are about to replace blogs as informational sources? It makes one wonder. It might also have to do with the type of content people are looking for. Maybe Australians are looking for more specific objects that have a higher probability of being located within wikis. Or Australians see wikis as more reliable sources than blogs.

The Dutch show a slightly bigger difference between the two than the Australians. Wikis are newer than blogs and you can see the turning point in the Dutch statistics halfway 2005 and in the Australian statistics at 3/4 of 2005. The worldwide trend seems to be heading towards a halfway 2007 turning point. Does this mean that wikis are about to replace blogs as informational sources?

It makes one wonder.

]]> By: jill/txt » links for 2007-05-23 http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3395 jill/txt » links for 2007-05-23 Wed, 23 May 2007 08:24:40 +0000 http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/#comment-3395 [...] Searching Blogs Vs Wikis - Australians Prefer Wiki (The World Prefers Blog) : Tama Leaver dot Net Tama Leaver noticed that Google Trends shows that Australians search for “wiki” increasingly and more than they search for “blog” - whereas the rest of the world is the other way around. (tags: wiki blog Australia) Filed under:General — Jill @ 10:24 [ ] [...] [...] Searching Blogs Vs Wikis – Australians Prefer Wiki (The World Prefers Blog) : Tama Leaver dot Net Tama Leaver noticed that Google Trends shows that Australians search for “wiki” increasingly and more than they search for “blog” – whereas the rest of the world is the other way around. (tags: wiki blog Australia) Filed under:General — Jill @ 10:24 [ ] [...]

]]> By: Tama Leaver http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-28163 Tama Leaver Tue, 22 May 2007 04:12:43 +0000 http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/05/22/searching-blogs-vs-wikis-australians-prefer-wiki-the-world-prefers-blog/#comment-28163 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Australians prefer 'wiki', the world prefers 'blog': http://tinyurl.com/364n5p (No idea why; Google Trends told me so!)</span></span> Australians prefer ‘wiki’, the world prefers ‘blog’: http://tinyurl.com/364n5p (No idea why; Google Trends told me so!)

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