"Tags are great, but the thing that is hard is getting people to use them," said Caterina Fake, who co-founded Flickr with husband Butterfield. "But the thing that has happened recently is they've become part of a social arena in which they are valuable not only to the individual but to the group."
The above paragraph says it all. the more we tag, the more valuable and usable our photos are to us as well as others who are searching for them.Sunday, October 5, 2008
Folksomonies Tap People Power
Imagine all the thousands of photos being uploaded per day by people from all over the world. They could get lost out there! That's where the power of the people come in. Taking responsibility for what we upload or put one the internet. If we tag our material, photos, and so forth, we provide greater usability for others.
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Tags are on the up and up. We just need to incorporate them, that's all. Tagging adds value to our information by identifying it.
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