Comments on: What We’re Doing When We Tag http://cogdogblog.com/2005/01/25/what-were/ Alan Levine's blog space for barking about instructional technology Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:27:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Liz Lawley http://cogdogblog.com/2005/01/25/what-were/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Liz Lawley Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2005/01/25/what-were-doing-when-we-tag/#comment-1112 Of course we can, and do, have both...and will continue to. Go back and read my last paragraph, where I note that I want both. I was simply providing a counterpoint to what seemed to me to be an increasing trend towards a "taxonomies are dead, long live folksonomies" view. Of course we can, and do, have both…and will continue to. Go back and read my last paragraph, where I note that I want both. I was simply providing a counterpoint to what seemed to me to be an increasing trend towards a “taxonomies are dead, long live folksonomies” view.

]]> By: Alan Levine http://cogdogblog.com/2005/01/25/what-were/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 Alan Levine Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2005/01/25/what-were-doing-when-we-tag/#comment-1113 Yes, Liz I read that..., despite the sarcasmic tone, I was *not* disagreeing with everything you wrote-- and it was an through review and analysis of te ESP Game-- the only thing I disagreed with is that as an exmaple, it would not be the supreme one to poke holes in the folksonomy balloon, which has a lot of hot air right now. I'm working on my nice adjectives going foward... Yes, Liz I read that…, despite the sarcasmic tone, I was *not* disagreeing with everything you wrote– and it was an through review and analysis of te ESP Game– the only thing I disagreed with is that as an exmaple, it would not be the supreme one to poke holes in the folksonomy balloon, which has a lot of hot air right now.

I’m working on my nice adjectives going foward…

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2005/01/25/what-were/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 D'Arcy Norman Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2005/01/25/what-were-doing-when-we-tag/#comment-1114 Alan, great post. Folksonomies aren't perfect, and won't make everyone happy, but they sure do make it easier for Regular People to add meaningful data about their assets. That's something that just wouldn't happen if they were forced to use rich/deep taxonomies to describe their photos of grandma slicing christmas cake... Alan, great post. Folksonomies aren’t perfect, and won’t make everyone happy, but they sure do make it easier for Regular People to add meaningful data about their assets. That’s something that just wouldn’t happen if they were forced to use rich/deep taxonomies to describe their photos of grandma slicing christmas cake…

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