PUBLIC MARKS from fredbird with tags taxonomy & folksonomy

Where categories are managed by specialists in order to achieve the best classification, tags are users rough approximation of classification for a practical use. Here is a small proposal to improve flat hierarchy efficiency by patching it with some bits of categorization, while keeping the tags theirselves simple and natural...

a blog on tagging

This paper examines user-‍generated metadata as implemented and applied in two web services designed to share and organize digital media to better understand grassroots classification.

an experimental forum (bulletin board) using a flat hierarchy (tags)