Folksonomy

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 * Folksonomy** is an inetnet-based navigation system that allows you to tag information to appropiate and organize similar content. The content is added on to as a tag and can be further edited and compiled with more tags. Allows a simple navigation system with a collaborative effort of content, all new websites are using it.¹ You can search for terms and information from tags within the content, it just makes it easier on you and less effort to search. Focused on Web 2.0 layouts, the only layout any developers uses now.

1.2 Is it Any Good?
Folksonomy holds many advantages in tagging information. First, folksonomy is unorganized, but yet it branches perfectly for internet users. Every piece of vital information is tagged and linked to more topics that are related to the topic. It's all uncoordinated branching, tagging and categorizing that allows easy access to information that bthe user needs from the particular topic, "An author is an authority when it comes to what she intended her work to be about, but not about when it means to others"² //Wikipedia// is a great example of how folksonomy works. You read one topic, your perception on the topic might lead you into another subtopic relating to that issue. If the page is inexistence then you create and start it. Now if another user develops the same idea, there is a tag to the topic.

1.3 Problems?
Folksonomy causes problems too! Only internet based categorization can use the style, otherwise it's confusing and unorganized for certain environments. It cause confusion and mismanagement of content and files. Folksonomy attains "potential for abuse, the variation and lack of standardisation resultant from the unbounded nature of free-text tagging, and difficulties in reusing the information effectively as a result"³ Folksonomy is spreads irritation, headaches and annoyance to classification. As the quote says, it can be overwhelming, repetitive and existing topics can already exist, creating disruption, duplication and confusion.

1.4 Overrule the Old System!
Folksonomy replaces the old Taxonomy style to navigation and categorization. **Taxonomy** is the classification and categorization of topics in a tree structure with multiple schemes. It is a system that is controlled by the web designer and is limited to its abilities.² Taxonomy only allows you to search for what the author posts. It's a one way perception on a topic that avoids an open market to the subject. The author decides. Folksonomy gives permission to all users to create the collaborative environemtn with different ideas and perception on a particular subject. It's open minded to information, any information. Plus taxonomy was designed for biological categorizing for plant families, such as fungi and etc.. That's boring!

2.0 References

 * 1.** Porter, Joshua; //Folksonomies: A User-Driven Approach to Organizing Content;// User Interface Engineering; Apr 26 2005; 08 Dec 2006; 


 * 2.** Peterson, Elaine; //Beneth the Metadata//; D-Lib Magazine; Nov 2006; 08 Dec 2006; [|


 * 3.** Tonkin, Emma; //Folksonomies: The fall and rise to tagging text//; Ariadne; Apr 2006; 08 Dec 2006; 