Tagging

=Tagging=

Tagging is an important part of using Web 2.0 tools, in particular it is important with our use of Del.icio.us. When we come across a website that we bookmark with Del.icio.us we are presented with the following window - where we can enter our tags:



Through this window we can do a number of important things:


 * Name:** We can change the name of the site, this may be required because the bookmark name given to the web page is poorly structured or we want to use a name that we will remember.


 * Notes:** You can add your own notes on a website, some website have details that will automatically populate this area with information.


 * Tags:** The tag field of the Del.icio.us bookmark window is where you can add tags, or words that you want to associate with the website. These tags are what you and others will use to view websites that have been bookmarked - some sites that have been bookmarked by a number of other people will include Recommended Tags and Popular Tags that you can either use or not. If you do use these tags then you simply click on them to select them or click again to de-select the tag. To add additional tags simply type them in the field.

If you do not want to share a bookmark simply select the tick box "**do not share**".

Wikipedia definition of Tags: [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_(metadata)]

**A cognitive analysis of tagging -** interesting article
http://www.rashmisinha.com/archives/05_09/tagging-cognitive.html

Your tasks are to:

 * Research the term "folksonomy" and what role does it play with Tagging?
 * How can you use tagging in your school or with your classes?
 * What are the challenges around tagging?


 * Articles on Tagging and Folksonomy -** some quiet reading
 * The Structure of Collaborative Tagging Systems :: http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/idl/papers/tags/tags.pdf
 * Folksonomies: tidying up tags :: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january06/guy/01guy.html
 * Explaining and Showing Broad and Narrow Folksonomies :: http://www.personalinfocloud.com/2005/02/explaining_and_.html
 * Top 50 tags added by users of delicious :: http://del.icio.us/popular/
 * Folksonomies and tagging - An Ark conference paper :: http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/ss/sixty_secs_Issue11.html#edau3
 * Tag - You’re Delicious! :: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2006/05/tag_youre_delicious.html


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