The Hive Mind and Libraries Folksonomies and Tagging
Tagging on the Web Adding descriptive keywords, categories, or labels to online objects for future retrieval or findability.Adding descriptive keywords, categories, or labels to online objects for future retrieval or findability. Enables people to categorize their own content.Enables people to categorize their own content.
Tagging Websites Social Media Websites –Flickr, YouTube Social Bookmarking Websites –del.icio.us, CiteULike Listmakers and Social Cataloging Websites –43 Things, LibraryThing Blogs –75 million blogs –Nearly all blogging software supports tagging
del.icio.us
flickr
43 Things
Tag Cloud
My Tag Cloud
My Tags Everyone Else’s Tags + = A Folksonomy
FolksTaxonomy
Folksonomies are Inclusive
The Long Tail
Folksonomies are Current
Folksonomies offer Discovery
Folksonomies are Non-Binary
Folksonomies are Democratic
Folksonomies follow Desire Lines
Folksonomies offer Insight
Folksonomies engender Community
Folksonomies are a Low-Cost Alternative
Folksonomies offer Usability
Resistance is Futile
The Hitch
Folksonomies lack Synonym Control
Folksonomies lack Precision
Folksonomies lack Hierarchy
Folksonomies lack Recall
Folksonomies are susceptible to Gaming
Libraries that Tag
Tagging 2.0 Tag Clusters Tag Bundles Faceted Tags Deep Tagging
Tag Clusters & Synonym Control
Tag Bundles & Personal Hierarchy
Faceted Tagging & Hierarchy
Deep Tagging
Image Credits