Tagging 101 (Northern Voice)

Tagging 101 Northern Voice InternetBootCamp Vancouver, BC • February 22, 2008

About Me Gene Smith Edmonton, AB ← My book... available now! (But I’ll give one away!) Book site: http://genesmith.ca

What is tagging? • Simple and quick way to add metadata [*] to stuff you’re interested in, like photos, videos, blog posts and bookmarks. * keywords that help you search and find things again.

Maybe a demo will help... • Let’s look at Delicious • Social bookmarks manager • One of the first tagging applications • http://delicious.com

Who Uses Tagging? • Just about every web application that deals with information management • Gmail, Flickr, YouTube • WordPress, MovableType, Blogger • Operating Systems (Vista, Mac, OLPC)

Why We Tag • Ease of Use • Personal Information Management • Collaboration and Sharing • Fun • Self Expression

nptech, a tag community • “nptech” • Created by a group of blogger exploring linksharing through Del.icio.us • “I think that the development of this tag is arguably the single largest reason for the current (thriving I think) state of what is commonly called the “nptech community.” - Chris Blow

Social Tagging • Social Hum • Object-centered sociality • Lowered barriers to participation

Photo: http://flickr.com/photos/nicholasjon/105650196/

Community Community Article Article submission submission Creating ' broadcast' Creating ' broadcast' content (messageboards) content (messageboards) Short commenting (eBay reviews; Friends Reunited) Votes/polls and tagging Reading web content, 'sending to a friend' Reading web content © BBC 2005 Current steps to participation Possible steps to participation

Getting Started • Tag your blog posts, photos, bookmarks • Use your tags to find people with similar interests & connect with them • Technorati • Seed communities with your tags • “nptech” • Coordinate tags with others - “nv08”

“When the hype wears down... I think tagging will have altered the information landscape in a fundamental way” - Jon Udell

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