The document discusses tagging and provides an overview of what tagging is, who uses tagging, why we tag, and how to get started with tagging. Tagging allows people to add metadata keywords to items like photos, videos, and blog posts to help with searching and finding items again. Many web applications use tagging, including Flickr, YouTube, and Delicious. Tagging provides benefits like ease of use, personal information management, collaboration and sharing, and fun. The document encourages readers to tag their own content and connect with others using similar tags.
2. About Me
Gene Smith
Edmonton, AB
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3. What is tagging?
• Simple and quick way to add metadata [*]
to stuff you’re interested in, like photos,
videos, blog posts and bookmarks.
* keywords that help you search and find things again.
4. Maybe a demo will help...
• Let’s look at Delicious
• Social bookmarks manager
• One of the first tagging applications
• http://delicious.com
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6. Who Uses Tagging?
• Just about every web application that
deals with information management
• Gmail, Flickr, YouTube
• WordPress, MovableType, Blogger
• Operating Systems (Vista, Mac, OLPC)
7. Why We Tag
• Ease of Use
• Personal Information Management
• Collaboration and Sharing
• Fun
• Self Expression
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12. nptech, a tag community
• “nptech”
• Created by a group of blogger exploring
linksharing through Del.icio.us
• “I think that the development of this tag is
arguably the single largest reason for the current
(thriving I think) state of what is commonly
called the “nptech community.” - Chris Blow
18. Getting Started
• Tag your blog posts, photos, bookmarks
• Use your tags to find people with similar
interests & connect with them
• Technorati
• Seed communities with your tags
• “nptech”
• Coordinate tags with others - “nv08”
19. “When the hype wears down... I think
tagging will have altered the information
landscape in a fundamental way”
- Jon Udell
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