Tag,You’re It
Thomas Vander Wal
@ SXSWi
10 March 2007
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Interesting Tag Bits...
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Social Bookmarking
Gets Social
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Apple Group
(public/private)
Top Tags
Recent
Bookmarks
Recent
Discussions
Group
Members

Public Libraries
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Museums
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Wine
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Music
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Travel
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Guardian Unlimited Travel
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RealTravel
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Tag Terms Matter
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Is There a Difference?
❖ social.network
❖ social_network
❖ socialnetwork
❖ social-network
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Yes, there is a difference
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Tag Location Maters
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1, 1, 2, 2 ?
= Visual Design
Design
= Software Design
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Understanding Scaling
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Scaling and Functionality
A - Personal Use
D
B - Serendipity
C C - Social Tagging
# People Tagging
Powerful
B
D - Mature System
A
Times Object is Tagged
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Personal to Social
Social
Personal Serendipity Mature
Powerful
X X X X
Save & Tag
X X X X
Refind
X X X
Pivot & Explore
X X
Search
- X
Group Interaction
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Pivots and Filters
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Amazon
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Tag Yes/No
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What Is Going On?
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TagCommons
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URL: http://infocloudsolutions.com
E-mail: thomas@infocloudsolutions.com
E-mail: thomas@vanderwal.net
AIM: vanderwal
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