Weblogs and K-Logs
Weblogs are an emerging communication medium the use of which is exploding across the web. In most cases, "blogs" are link-heavy online journals where weblog diarists post links to news stories or sites they've found interesting -- generally with a few lines of commentary and explanation to introduce each link. Organizations are also increasingly using Weblogs as communication tools, however, and as knowledge management tools, a phenomenon known as k-logging (of which CommLog is an example).
The bottom line is that Weblogs and K-Logs can serve organizations in a myriad of ways, and that they're emerging tools that may revolutionize how organizations use web technology for communication and knowledge management. The web is full of articles and primers on the subject, but we recommend two:
This interview with John Robb (an expert on k-logs) from WritetheWeb.com, and