Wikis

Cataloguing versus tagging.

Hi, made my wiki. I never knew the word came from Hawaiian, that's something I learnt today!
This is the webpage - http://blossomslibraryblog.wetpaint.com/.

I have chosen as a topic - Cataloguing versus tagging. I feel that tagging items online is the general public's version of cataloguing, and I am interested in how that will evolve over time. Will it become similar to cataloguing, after all, cataloguing is collaborative, as is tagging? Or will it stay as an informal thing, only to be used online?

I am interested in how similar, and how different, they are. We often talk about cataloguing is 'describing' something. Well, tagging is how a person 'describes' a photo they put online. Cataloguing is more organised, I grant you, but who's to say that tagging won't become more organised?
Interesting, I feel.

Carole

Hi, totallly off topic, but in case you're wondering where "Blossom" came from, it was the name of one of my dogs. She was a 80kg St Bernard, lovely natured, but dumb as a post! I'll load a picture into Flickr. But I love the name!!
Carole

Flickr

Hi, just finished making my Flickr account. I was sure I had one before, but couldn't for the life of me figure out why it wouldn't let me in. I'm guessing because I didn't go back to it for ages!

Here's the URL for the new one - http://www.flickr.com/photos/zilziegirl/. Yes, I know, hokey pseudonom, but you run out of names and passwords, don't you?

I love sharing photos online. I'll actually be showing people Flickr, Slideshare, etc, on my next Info Session, which is called Social Networking. I have them once a month. I like the idea of the choices available, eg, private family only, or the public in general. I have lots of photos on Picasa of the local area. I also have the grandkids photos up, but they are invitation only, so that I can share the photos with my brother and sister in the UK.

Enjoy, Carole