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NpTech Tag Cross Blog Discussion: What do those guidelines look like?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Let's begin with big picture question that Gavin raised: What purpose do folksonomies serve? Gavin's post does a great job explaining the definitions and the advantages of a taxonomy over a folksonomy. He observes that folksonomies are in the early stages of development. How are they different from taxonomies?

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Shoulder-to-Shoulder Instructional Media: My Tagging Screencast at NTEN!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I created it for the screencast to illustrate the definition of tagging. Again, shows me the power of open content and open source thinking. Some of my thinking has definitely evolved. Act 2: Definitions. But first, some definitions. s a folksonomy. That's enough meta for now. Introduction.

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Web 2.0 Part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

that I will highlight, I’ll give you a short definition of what Web 2.0 But I’ll give you my quick definition: Web 2.0 But I’ll give you my quick definition: Web 2.0 First up, after this post, will be an investigation tagging and folksonomies. The Wikipedia entry on Web 2.0 So, what’s on tap?

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