What is Tagging? 28 Feb 2009 Kristin Trace – Western School Board Technology Consultant

Bookmarking Our first method of learning to store information You could store in folders according to topic But what if the info fit into more than one folder?

Our first method of learning to store information

You could store in folders according to topic

But what if the info fit into more than one folder?

Tagging The act of assigning one or more labels given to a piece of information There is no hierarchy in the labeling

The act of assigning one or more labels given to a piece of information

There is no hierarchy in the labeling

Why Tag? To help sort information Using Labels that hold meaning for you Therefore easy to eliminate results (to filter) by using multiple tags in a search (see next slide) Tags also show relationships between information

To help sort information

Using Labels that hold meaning for you

Therefore easy to eliminate results (to filter) by using multiple tags in a search (see next slide)

Tags also show relationships between information

TAG: egg Add Tag: Easter Add Tag: Ukraine

What is Folksonomy? Collaborative or social tagging Usually done in a shared environment

Collaborative or social tagging

Usually done in a shared environment

Benefits of Folksonomy Tags can lead you to content you find desirable Allows you to organize and sort according to tags that have meaning for you

Tags can lead you to content you find desirable

Allows you to organize and sort according to tags that have meaning for you

Downfall of Folksonomy No standardized interpretation of tags If you are searching a tag that has a particular meaning for you, a different interpretation might be applied by someone else

No standardized interpretation of tags

If you are searching a tag that has a particular meaning for you, a different interpretation might be applied by someone else

Examples of Tagging Social Bookmarking Delicious, Technorati, Library Thing Media Flickr, Picasa Shopping Amazon, LibraryThing

Social Bookmarking

Delicious, Technorati, Library Thing

Media

Flickr, Picasa

Shopping

Amazon, LibraryThing