Comments on: Of Tags and Taxonomy http://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/ web 2.0, blogs and social media Mon, 30 May 2011 20:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anti-Social Bookmarkinghttp://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-14674 Anti-Social Bookmarking Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:39:36 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/01/02/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-14674 [...] been a little while since I wrote on this topic, but social (and not-so-social) bookmarking is on the rise [...] […] been a little while since I wrote on this topic, but social (and not-so-social) bookmarking is on the rise […]

]]> By: saravahttp://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-10634 sarava Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:17:38 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/01/02/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-10634 hello can someone give me an idea of what are the common points of web 2.0 sites hello
can someone give me an idea of what are the common points of web 2.0 sites

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-8344 Ian Delaney Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:03:18 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/01/02/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-8344 I guess.... del.icio.us bookmarking is metadata anyway, in some senses. Your tags aren't registered by Google and doesn't influence page rank AFAIK. Same with digg and other social bookmarking services. However, it does empower social search, in a way. Adding 'toread' on the end of a del.icio.us search would help you narrow down to the articles people thought were important at the time they were published. Not sure whether that answers the question or not. I guess.… del.icio.us bookmarking is metadata anyway, in some senses. Your tags aren’t registered by Google and doesn’t influence page rank AFAIK. Same with digg and other social bookmarking services. However, it does empower social search, in a way. Adding ‘toread’ on the end of a del.icio.us search would help you narrow down to the articles people thought were important at the time they were published. Not sure whether that answers the question or not.

]]> By: Simon Collisterhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-8260 Simon Collister Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:35:40 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/01/02/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-8260 One point regarding the temporal aspect of Del.icio.us tags. Where does that fit in with Chris Anderson's remarks on the longtail of journalism which suggested that the older the material the greater value it had? I don't have the answer! One point regarding the temporal aspect of Del.icio.us tags. Where does that fit in with Chris Anderson’s remarks on the longtail of journalism which suggested that the older the material the greater value it had?

I don’t have the answer!

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-8249 Ian Delaney Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:30:17 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/01/02/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-8249 I do that, too, Robin. I kind of consider it 'good citizenship' on del.icio.us to make my bookmarks useful to other people. I wonder if most of us think that way, either consciously or unconsciously? I do that, too, Robin. I kind of consider it ‘good citizenship’ on del.icio.us to make my bookmarks useful to other people. I wonder if most of us think that way, either consciously or unconsciously?

]]> By: Robynhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-8004 Robyn Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:25:29 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/01/02/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-8004 Del.icio.us also offers up "popular tags" when you go to tag something -- i.e. a selection of what others have used to tag the same item. I wonder how often users take these recommendations, and how that might've affected the study? I know I sometimes will add a tag or two from the "popular tags" list, just so others who use my del.icio.us tags will be able to find the item, not just me. Del.icio.us also offers up “popular tags” when you go to tag something — i.e. a selection of what others have used to tag the same item. I wonder how often users take these recommendations, and how that might’ve affected the study? I know I sometimes will add a tag or two from the “popular tags” list, just so others who use my del.icio.us tags will be able to find the item, not just me.

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-7636 Ian Delaney Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:43:54 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/01/02/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-7636 That's a great point about using del.icio.us as a barometer for the community's feelings. And not a use I had thought of before. (Agree on bluedot. I use it too and it does a great job. Their plug-in for IE7 is really good too. I am 'iand' on there if you want to befriend me ;) ) That’s a great point about using del.icio.us as a barometer for the community’s feelings. And not a use I had thought of before.

(Agree on bluedot. I use it too and it does a great job. Their plug-in for IE7 is really good too. I am ‘iand’ on there if you want to befriend me ;) )

]]> By: Antony Mayfieldhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/web-2-0/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-7595 Antony Mayfield Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:33:45 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/01/02/of-tags-and-taxonomy/#comment-7595 Great post, Ian - and thanks for reading the tagging paper (don't think I need to now ;-)). I have tagged this post because it's brilliant. I'm using Blue Dot since I read a rave review on it yesterday instead of del.icio.us - itrreally does seem to be quite good so far and you can import all your del.icio.us bookmarks. BTW - in my research the cool thing about del.icio.us I have found is it can be an instant snapshot of what that community feels about a site or a number of similar sites - the number of tags and the complexity of the tag cloud generally reflects how relatively useful - and why it is useful - each site is vs. its peers. Great post, Ian — and thanks for reading the tagging paper (don’t think I need to now ;-)).

I have tagged this post because it’s brilliant. I’m using Blue Dot since I read a rave review on it yesterday instead of del.icio.us — itrreally does seem to be quite good so far and you can import all your del.icio.us bookmarks.

BTW — in my research the cool thing about del.icio.us I have found is it can be an instant snapshot of what that community feels about a site or a number of similar sites — the number of tags and the complexity of the tag cloud generally reflects how relatively useful — and why it is useful — each site is vs. its peers.

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