ALPSP Workshop - social tagging (093009)
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Social bookmarking allows users to store, organize, and share bookmarks of web pages using tags. Popular social bookmarking sites like Delicious, StumbleUpon, and Digg/Reddit allow users to collaboratively tag and share bookmarks. These services can be useful for better organizing favorites, finding related content through tags, capturing business intelligence, and sharing knowledge with networks. The document encourages attendees to try social bookmarking services like Delicious and see how tagging and sharing bookmarks could benefit them.
ALPSP Workshop - social tagging (093009)
- 1. Web 2.0: Why it matters and what you need to know(Social bookmarking & tagging)Terry HulbertDirector of Business DevelopmentALPSP WorkshopThe World Bank, Washington, DC30 September 2009www.twitter.com/thulbertwww.friendfeed.com/tcjh007www.delicious.com/tcjh0071
- 2. Social bookmarkingis a method for Internet users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of metadata, typically in the form of tags that collectively and/or collaboratively become a folksonomy. Folksonomy is also called social tagging, "the process by which many users add metadata in the form of keywords to shared content".2
- 5. Add to FacebookMost sites will let you share content on your Facebook pageUnlike social tagging this form of bookmarking is about sharing popular links with your Friends5
- 6. StumbleUponMore a personalised recommendation engine.Uses peer- and social filtering & networking ideasthrough use of thumbs up/downLearns what you like & will suggest when you stumble6
- 7. Digg; RedditMore social news sites than social bookmarking.Like StumbleUpon these social tools are closer to recommendation engines than tagging per se.7
- 8. Why & how do I use Delicious?Better way to store & organisefavourites (which arent tagged)by folksonomycan view everything else tagged by everyone elseserendipityannotationCan make privateCan share with your network8
- 9. Why & how do I use Delicious?Organised by tagsCan be filteredCan have RSS feeds by tags, people, an individuals tags (e.g. delicious.com/tcjh007/alpsp_workshopIts portable; its in the cloud9
- 17. How might you use it too?Capturing and storing corporate business intelligenceSharing knowledge with your customers & stakeholders17
- 18. Some hands-on taggingI would encourage you to try a number of these services and see what works for youDelicious is my own favourite and is widely used, but you may prefer anotherShall we play?18
- 19. Thank youTerry HulbertDirector of Business DevelopmentALPSP WorkshopThe World Bank, Washington, DC30 September 2009thulbert@aip.orgwww.twitter.com/thulbertwww.friendfeed.com/tcjh007www.delicious.com/tcjh00719