A web page is designed to display information to the user. The information stays the same. The web page isn't updated on a daily basis. Web pages contain information similar to a filing cabinet. You can go to the web page for quick information. A person usually has a specific item of information they are looking for at the web page. U sually people don't just randomly visit the page. Web pages are visited for a specific reason.
In general a web page isn't interactive. Often times a web page doesn't include an interactive piece. Some web pages do have an online forum or discussion area. Most web pages don't allow for users to communicate with each other or plan together.
Web pages do not inspire creativity. The purpose of the web page is to supply information. Usually the only reason people visit a web page is to locate information they need to know about an organization. For example if it is a school web site, the parent may be looking for a phone number or schedule that is listed on the web site.
A blog is constantly changing. New information is added each day to a blog. The blog can address many topics and people can comment on the information or topic. The latest information appears at the top of the blog list. The blog information appears in list form. Only the most recent information appears on the page.
Blogs allow communication with social networking sites such as Twitter, Face Book, Sharing and +Google. The blog usually has a sidebar with links to other blogs of a similar nature. Archived items can be accessed through the side bar also.
A blog is easy to create and set up is easy too. Educators or students can use blogs to share information and exchange ideas beyond the classroom to the world. The atmosphere of a blog is less formal than a web site. Language used is sometimes simpler and less formal because of the casual atmosphere.
Blogs usually have more visitors because the visitors to blogs are looking for new information and conversations. Blogs are indexed by search engines because of how often they're updated.
Blogs content consist mainly of thoughts and ideas expressed through words. Some blog themes relate to hobbies and some contain information relating to a topic.
Blogs create a sense of community because people can comment on the blog and interact with people that have similar interests. On the side bar blogs have links to similar topics and archived issues that the users can refer to.
Blogs are constantly changing each day and are interactive with a sense of community and collaboration. I think that many people enjoy the connected feeling they have when reading a blog each day. The readers feel as if they know the blogger. People like to feel they are part of a community.
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