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- How does tagging lead to folksonomies?
- How does folksonomy work?
- What is the concept of folksonomy?
- What are examples of folksonomy?
How does tagging lead to folksonomies?
A broad folksonomy arises when multiple users can apply the same tag to an item, providing information about which tags are the most popular. A narrow folksonomy occurs when users, typically fewer in number and often including the item's creator, tag an item with tags that can each be applied only once.
How does folksonomy work?
A folksonomy is a type of distributed classification system. It is usually created by a group of individuals, typically the resource users. Users add tags to online items, such as images, videos, bookmarks and text. These tags are then shared and sometimes refined.
What is the concept of folksonomy?
Folksonomies also known as social tagging, are user-defined metadata collections. Users do not deliberately create folksonomies and there is rarely a prescribed purpose, but a folksonomy evolves when many users create or store content at particular sites and identify what they think the content is about.
What are examples of folksonomy?
An example of folksonomy is hashtags on social media. A folksonomy is a user generated way of organizing content. They are not hierarchical and the same item can have multiple tags.
