Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

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?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2007

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? How are they different from taxonomies? Some philosophical problems with Folksonomy."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

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. January 19, 2007 Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call. January 19, 2007 Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call. January 12, 2007. NpTech Conference Call Notes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

Jumping on any technology bandwagon has its pitfalls, and this one is no different. First up, after this post, will be an investigation tagging and folksonomies. The technologies generally connected to Web 2.0 Hallmarks of Web 2.0 But there is a lot of hype regarding Web 2.0, So, what’s on tap? in terms of their positive impact.

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