Tagging and social bookmarking allow users to categorize and share web content. Tagging involves assigning keywords or categories to online information. Social bookmarking uses websites to store personal tags and access tags from connections. This helps users organize their bookmarks and find new resources from others. Examples provided are of teams using social bookmarking sites like Delicious to collaboratively source and share content on specific topics. Popular social bookmarking tools mentioned are Delicious, Diigo, Pinterest and Scoop-it. The document encourages defining a tagging system and importing bookmarks to these sites in order to network with others and republish bookmarks through RSS feeds.

1. Tagging and social bookmarking
FAO Social Media Workshop

2. Intro /definition
 A tag is a labelling system that enables Internet
users to categorize content online
 Tagging lets you categorize information online
your way
 Social bookmarking is the use of a web-based site
that stores your tags and the tags of people you
know, so you can benefit from their bookmarks as
well as your own.
Source: KSToolkit

3. Key functions it supports
 As individual user
– Store and organise your virtual library
– Access your links anytime, anywhere
– Connect with peers and find new resources
 As a team/group/network
– Share link and resources
– Build flow of content related to specific
subject
– Source, filter and remix content

4. Examples
 ILRI KMIS Team
http://delicious.com/stacks/view/LpRfjW
 Addis Share Fair 2010
http://agknowledgeafrica.wikispaces.com/
All+Known+Products
 FAO ComDev
http://www.delicious.com/FAOcomdev

5. CCAFS social bookmarking
Delicious bookmarks on
gender feed into
www.ccafs.cgiar.org/gender

6. Popular tools
 Delicious
http://delicious.com
 Diigo
http://diigo.com
 Pinterest (visual)
http://pinterest.com
 Scoop-it (visual)
http://scoop.it

13. How to use it
 Define your tagging system
– As individual
– As a group
 Crate an account on Delicious or Diigo
 Import your browser bookmarks into your account
 Bookmark links and web pages
 Look at who else is saving the same links – peer in
their garden an see what they are up to
 Republish your bookmarks (or a selection of them)
as RSS feed on your site or social network
 In a team, use it to source content and produce
new products

14. Hands on exercise
 Create an account on Delicious or Diigo
 Bookmarks few links
 Import your bookmarks (if you are using
your laptop..)
 Find peers and start following them
 Take the RSS of your bookmarks and
publish it on your blog or wiki page

15. Tagging and social bookmarking
FAO Social Media Workshop