On Feb 20, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Tim Spalding wrote:
> http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2007/02/when-tags-works-and-
> when-they-dont.php
>
> ...Tags only work in big numbers....
Nice post.
Yes, in order for tagging to work, there needs to be a high number
tags applied to any given item, and you need to have a large number
of diverse people doing the tagging. You are only going to get the
second thing if you allow people to tag their own item, not yours.
These same principles are elaborated upon in James Surowiecki's The
Wisdom Of Crowds (www.librarything.com/work/17697).
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Eric Lease Morgan
University Libraries of Notre Dame
Received on Wed Feb 21 2007 - 09:03:09 EST