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Game Friday: Tagging For Fun

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For example, I identify myself as Nina Simon, the government identifies me by my social security number, some guy on the street identifies me as a woman with curly hair… all of these are valid descriptors or tags for me, and the aggregation of these tags provides a fuller picture of who I am to the outside world. Tagging is useful.

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Scratch: An Educational, Multi-Generational Online Community that Works

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Of course, the question of putting adults and kids together isn't all about safety. The ScratchR team intentionally wanted to avoid a massive popularity contest, so they promote activity on the site, not aggregate growth of views, loves, or downloads. The last three reflect the interests of the users--and not in quantity (i.e.