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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tagging Discussion January 6, 2007 Beth started a cross-blog discussion about tagging and folksonomies, and I thought I’d weigh in. But is efficiency the most important thing? Be Helpful.
First up, after this post, will be an investigation tagging and folksonomies. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. The technologies generally connected to Web 2.0 Jumping on any technology bandwagon has its pitfalls, and this one is no different.
particularly RSS and folksonomies, are aspects of Web 2.0 Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Obviously, the biggest change is the ubiquitous nature of Web 2.0, and the ways it’s made itself into the nonprofit sector. I think that a lot of Web 2.0,
Gavin's Digital Diner gave us a thoughtful post about the pros/cons of taxonomy versus folksonomy, and the quality (or lack of) in user-generated content. What purpose do folksonomies serve? Some philosophical problems with Folksonomy." The NpTech Meta Feed has been revised and move to here: [link]. But is it fixed?
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. But first, a great example of Web 1.0 Be Helpful.
Powerhouse Museum Electronic Fabric Swatch Book is a really cool project and an example of using a folksonomy as a way to address the reality that Museums often use subject categorizations that don't reflect the terms most people use when searching online. " I'm fighting the temptation to want to create a digital bloggers quilt.
report led me to post on the concept of 'collabuary' raised in the report, which prompted Stephen Downes to comment in reply , trying to distinguish between folksonomies and collabuaries (which he thinks isn't a useful term; it just means 'vocabulary' or 'taxonomy'). A link to a Web 2.0 Some others disagree. Can you even design it?
Many useful observations and questions raised about how to analyze the tagging data we've collected and how to move from a folksonomy to a taxonomy. Gavin's Digital Dinner " Return to Beneath the Valley of MetaData " Allan Benamer's " The NpTech Tag and Why It is Broken " January 12, 2007.
People who are on the other side of the digital divide in terms of technical skill and access to using computers regularly and are confused and turned off by uber-geek interfaces like del.icio.us). They get excited about the possibility of a web-based bookmark and whole concept of tagging and folksonomies.
Tagging can be a great activity for volunteers, as it provides an opportunity to volunteer virtually by adding tags to the digital content your organization has on photo or video sharing sites such as Flickr and YouTube. What Value Do Folksonomies Bring To The Online Museum Collection? Social Bookmarking and Tagging - Listening.
Many useful observations and questions raised about how to analyze the tagging data we've collected and how to move from a folksonomy to a taxonomy. Northern California Grantmakers Briefing called From YouTube to Podcast: Digital Media, Philthanthropy, and Social Justice was live blogged by Lucy Bernholz here.
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