taxonomies vs folksonomies
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Describes the differences between a controlled classification such as Dewey and a social classification such as tagging.TRANSCRIPT
Taxonomies vs. Folksonomies
Dewey vs. Clouds
Periodic Table
What to do? What to do?
Dewey Decimal System
The Cloud…
Taxonomy Dewey Periodic Table
Folksonomy Tags
Taxonomy Folksonomy
Brittle Flexible
Accurate (if done well) Less reliable
Compliance must be forced Rewards but doesn’t force compliance
Hard to add to Easy to add to
Centrally controlled Democratically controlled
Predictable Organic
The End