Folksonomies and Tagging

Traditional Organization of Digital Media- Taxonomy - Hierarchical
* Rigid, structured method of organizing and classifying information
* Folders in browser, on computer

Folksonomy - Tagging of Digital Media - Non-Hierarchical
* Information is organized using “tags”
* No categories or constraints

Definition: A folksonomy is the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content.

Definition:A tag is a keyword used to add a description or meaning to a piece of information. Tags are labels that allow users to associate information with particular topics.