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 7, 2007

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. either as a category of stuff or as a retrieval tool."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2005

" Well, good interface design helps " geeks-have-nots " more easily use these tools. They get excited about the possibility of a web-based bookmark and whole concept of tagging and folksonomies. In fact, it reinforces the perception that it's just a geeky tool for early adopters. other than a "pretty face."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

I've thought long and hard about how video editing amplifies my compulsive nature and how I need to reduce my ratio of video minutes viewed per hours of editing time! s a folksonomy. Set up everyone with a bookmarklet tool and show them how to use it. Tool Collection. Complete List of Tools for Del.icio.us.

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