Playing Tag in User-
Generated Spaces
Phillip Jeffrey
MAGIC Workshop
Media Annotation
and Tagging
UBC Robson Square
June 6, 2007

User-Generated Spaces
Courtesy of Flickr user Steffe Mashup by Flickr user jjessalo
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Structure of Presentation
The nature of tagging
Relationship between
culture and tagging
Ownership of tagged
content and privacy
Representation of
tags within shared
Flickr photo
space courtesy of
victoriapotter
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The World of Flickr
Photo-sharing site
launched 2004
Tools supports networks
of contacts and uploading
and sharing of photos with
membership
Popular with bloggers
Tag photos and explore
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Playing tag in Flickr – Tag Cloud
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Playing Tag in Flickr – Profile Page
Flickr photo
courtesy of
victoriapotter
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Playing Tag in Flickr -- Tags
Flickr photo
courtesy of
victoriapotter
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Playing Tag in Flickr -- geotagging
Flickr photo courtesy of The BH
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Facebook
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Facebook - By the Numbers
Over 21 million
users
60% log in each
day
6 million photos
uploaded daily
(no limit)
Photo by Flickr
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user josette

Facebook Applications
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News Feed
screenshot by Flickr user William
Couch
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News Feed Preferences
Screenshot
by Flickr user
Jacob Bøtter
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Tagging in Facebook -- Notes
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Tagging in Facebook – Blank Note
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Tagging in Facebook -- Photos
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Tagging in Facebook -- Photos
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Tagging in Facebook – Photo Request
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Tagging in Facebook -- Videos
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Culture and Tagging with Flickr
Flickr photo courtesy of
Kris Krüg
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Remember when…in Facebook
Photo from
Flickr user
cjgrinham
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Digital World <-> Real World Interactions
Photo courtesy
of Flickr user
StephenMcleod
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Ownership of Space
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Questions?
Phillip Jeffrey
phillipj@ece.ubc.ca
fadetoplay.com
UBC Town Hall –
June 17th “Why
Students Heart
Facebook (and why
you should too)”?
© 2007 Phillip Jeffrey