Tagging is an open and informal method of categorizing that allows users to associate keywords with online content (webpages, pictures & posts). Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines (i.e.Library of Congress subject headings), tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want.
In the past few weeks, we’ve already explored a few sites – Flickr and LibraryThing to name two --that allow users to take advantage of tagging.This week, in addition to exploring Technorati tagging, we want to also take at popular social bookmarking site called Delicious).
Many users find that the real power of Delicious is in the social network aspect, which allows you to see how other users have tagged similar links and also discover other websites that may be of interest to you. You can think of it as peering into another users’ filing cabinet, but with this powerful bookmarking tool each user's filing cabinet helps to build an expansive knowledge network.
For this discovery exercise, you are asked to take a look at Delicious and learn about this popular bookmarking tool.
Discovery Resources:
- What is Delicious? The about Delicious page
- Video: Social Bookmarking in Plain English from Common Craft. (click pause to let the video load before viewing)
- Otter Group Delicious tutorial (8 min video)
Discovery Exercise:
- Take a look around Delicious using the PLCMCL account that was created for this exercise. Note: In this account you will find lots of resources that have been highlighted or used throughout the course of the Learning 2.0 program.
- Explore the site options and try clicking on a bookmark that has also been bookmarked by a lot of other users. Can you see the comments they added about this bookmark or the tags that they used to categorize this reference?
- Create a blog post about your experience and thoughts about this tool. Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere?
- Post a comment to this blog with a link to your blog post when you have completed Thing #13
OPTIONAL (at home challenge): If you’re up to the challenge, create a Delicious account for yourself and discover how this useful bookmarking tool can replace your traditional browser bookmark list. You might even want to explore Delicious’ latest addition, a network badge.
29 comments:
http://gregs23.blogspot.com/2008/11/discovery-exercise-13.html
Mmm. That was delicious.
Thank goodness they've changed the URL to delicious.com --
My blog post about delicious-ness.
kdeas (kdeas@coj.net)
Social bookmarking: http://kadsblogger.blogspot.com/2008/11/bookmarking-lesson-13.htmlng:
http://thisandthat-lucky7.blogspot.com/excercise #13
I viewed "Library Techtonics:tagging on Flickr & del.icio.us". 83 people have viewed it. I think this would be good for bookmarking homework help sites.
http://jaxscots.blogspot.com/2008/11/delicious.html
http://jackiesmith86.blogspot.com/2008/11/13.html
I love this website! =)
Here's the link to my blog: http://reflections-learner-learner.blogspot.com/2008/11/delicious-week-6-13.html
http://pluto-raechel.blogspot.com/
thing 13 completed...
I saw the video Social marking in Plain English from Common Craft to be very helpful and understandable for a newbie like me. http://sixofhearts-lovex6.blogspot.com/2008/11/13-social-bookmarking-and-tagging.html
http://jpl-part-timer.blogspot.com/2008/11/delicious-jpl-20-13.html
This one is not really my thing.
http://fromkatiesshoes.blogspot.com/2008/11/13-tagging-folksonomiesdelicious.html
I could see some potential for the librarians.
http://jaxcat.blogspot.com/2008/11/delicious-learning-exercise-13-as-i.html
My delicious experience
Here's #13!
Sorry this is late going up:
http://cornerdemon.blogspot.com/2008/11/delicious-linkage.html
These are my thoughts on delicious. I agree: I think it's better that the URL was changed to delicious.com, too! http://msgirardeauandlibrary20.blogspot.com/
I found this assignment to be interesting. It got me thinking. Yikes! Http://nicolesblogjpl.blogspot.com
Lucky 13 completed.
I finally finished this one. I am now a dedicated Delicious user.
jcurry (curryj@coj.net)http://butterflies-jackie.blogspot.com/2008/12/delicious.html
Del.icio.us bookmarking!
Tagging.
I like it.
Further comments on my blog:
http://miss-val-the-librarian.blogspot.com/
I have found Delicious to be particularly useful. Looking through other peoples bookmarks sometimes leads to really cool resources!
ex#13
http://lionsleepstonight.blogspot.com/2008/12/ex13-delicious.html
Social bookmarking:
Exercise 13 was enjoyable and fun!
http://featheronthepath.blogspot.com/2008/12/tagging-folksonomies-technorati_20.html
http://daniellealuminum.blogspot.com/2009/02/delicious.html
My comment is located:
http://terryandrover.blogspot.com/
http://jplstuff.blogspot.com/2008/12/delicious.html
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