Now, the real breakthru of folksonomical-based systems like del.icio.us or flickr is not the lack of structure or commitee-based design in the ontological space, but is the idea that if two people use the same term, it's more probable than they meant the same thing than they meant different things.
This article looks at the evolving crop of social bookmarking tools, their functionality and examples of use. The goal is to help nonprofits understand the value of using social bookmarking tools and to determine which social bookmarking tool would be serve their needs. This is directed at nonprofit uses of these tools.
Die Zeit der Kopfjäger
Von Christian Stöcker
Das soziale Internet, von dem die Netzgemeinde im Augenblick schwärmt, lebt von den Investitionen seiner Nutzer. Der Kampf der Profis, die Geld verdienen wollen, um die besten Köpfe hat jedoch bereits begonnen. Das Netz der zweiten Generation verliert seine Unschuld.
H2O playlists are more than just a cool, sleek technology -- they represent a new way of thinking about education online. An H2O Playlist is a series of links to books, articles, and other materials that collectively explore an idea or set the stage for a course, discussion, or current event.
A problem in getting people in corporate silos to communicate is that they do not speak the same language even when they are talking about the same thing. Mapped folksonomy can bridge the language gap. The trick is to have people participating in the folksonomy label a good number of the same underlying things so you can see how the labels correlate across participants.
Collaborative Tagging as a Knowledge Organisation and Resource Discovery Tool
Macgregor, George and McCulloch, Emma (2006) Collaborative Tagging as a Knowledge Organisation and Resource Discovery Tool.