方兴东观察——“让每一个人拥有自己的博客”

推荐参考：blog、wiki、BBS等比较的精彩图表

                                      

Dave Pollard的博客名称很牛，叫“如何拯救世界”（How to Save the World），内容也颇有深度和独到之处，一周半月来一次必有收获。这篇关于虚拟协同的文章，对于与博客相关的一些应用，比如wiki、留言板、邮件、即时通信等11种应用进行了比较。主要着眼协同方面的三个应用纬度：包括对话、项目和联盟（Conversations、Projects、alliances）。翻译之后可能理解起来反而更别扭，大家不妨阅读原文吧。

为了便于参考，现在附录这张很有价值的比较图表如下：

Tool / Medium	Collaborative Advantages	Collaborative Disadvantages	Best Suited to Collaborative:
weblog	easy to post & comment; content is subscribable/ publishable	participation limited to comments	Conversations
wiki	anyone can contribute content	harder to learn; can be easily sabotaged; inelegant appearance	Projects / Alliances
whiteboard	real-time; anyone can contribute content	content only persists for duration of call; possible firewall issues	Conversations / Projects
document-sharing	can be real time; anyone can contribute content	possible firewall issues; attention is focused on a document	Conversations / Projects
IM/skype/phone/ e-mail/ videoconferencing	real-time conversations; audio/visual context; speed	content only persists for duration of call	Conversations
mindmaps	shows and documents consensus	can't capture detail	Projects
discussion forums	threading of comments; content is subscribable/ publishable	limited contextual knowledge of participants; can attract undisciplined behaviours; threads can be hard to follow	Conversations
community of practice/ interest spaces	organization; defined membership; multiple collaborative tools	harder to learn; formality can reduce intimacy and level of participation	Projects / Alliances
personal e-mail groups	flexible; personal; easy to use	e-mail overload/spam; threads get lost or hard to navigate and follow	Projects / Alliances
social networking tools	large number of members; good way to find collaborators	most actual collaboration is done using other tools and media	Finding collaborators
in-person collaboration	easy; real-time; context-rich; flexible	expensive; time-consuming	All of the above if time & cost permits

图表展示：我们常见的协同方式

【作者: 方兴东】【访问统计:】【2006年02月14日 星期二 08:15】【 加入博采】【打印】