Tagging: Everyone’s Doing It! Are You?
Posted by Sebastien on the 2007/01/31 at 07:41
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The Pew Internet & American Life Project just released a new report about tagging. The survey has found that “28% of Internet users have tagged or categorized content online such as photos, news stories or blog posts. On a typical day online, 7% of internet users say they tag or categorize online content. ”
What is a tag?
According to Wikipedia, “a tag is a (relevant) keyword or term associated with or assigned to a piece of information (like picture, article, or video clip), thus describing the item and enabling keyword-based classification of information it is applied to.”
Who are the taggers?
According to the survey, “Taggers look like classic early adopters of technology. They are more likely to be under age 40