Here’s a good paper from HP Labs that analyzes tagging patterns on del.icio.us: The Structure of Collaborative Tagging Systems (PDF). Lots of interesting stuff on tagging behaviour, frequency, semantics and categories.
(Via Ed Vielmetti.)
September 9, 2005
Paper: The Structure of Collaborative Tagging Systems
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That is a fascinating document, certainly shows the problems, challenges and strengths of tagging. Thanks for the link.
Comment by PaulMWatson — September 14, 2005 @ 2:13 pm
Paper: The Structure of Collaborative Tagging Systems
By means of You’re It! I found this interesting paper, that analyzes tagging patterns on del.icio.us.
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You are not alone
I finally came around to reading The Structure of Collaborative Tagging Systems by Scott Golder and Bernardo A. Huberman (via You’re It via Ed Vielmetti), and even if it contains some interesting observations, I was left with the feeling that they did…
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