Monday, February 25, 2013

Word of the Day: Folksonomy by Daniel Scocco

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Word of the Day: Folksonomy

by Daniel Scocco
Folksonomy is a neologism formed with the words folk andtaxonomy. It is the classification of online content based on user-generated tags. This classification can be the work of a single individual, but more often it refers to the cooperation among many individuals of a particular online service or community. One example of a folksonomy is the classification of the pictures on Flickr.com.
In social tagging, users of a service provide the tags, or labels, that describe the content (of photos, Web links, art), thus creating a user-generated taxonomy, or folksonomy, as      it’s called. (NY Times)




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2 comments:

  1. Bonnie McCune12:00 PM, February 25, 2013

    Wish I could figure out the folksonomy that pulls people to read someone's posts and blogs. Still beyond me. Bonnie McCune, author, BonnieMcCune.com

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    1. Jacqueline Hopper12:10 PM, February 25, 2013

      When you figure it out, let me know :) That would be very useful information

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