folksonomy

folksonomy
(fohks.AW.nuh.mee)
n.
An ad hoc classification scheme in which Web users apply their own keywords to site content as a way of categorizing the data they find online.
folksonomist n.
folksonomic adj.
folksonomically adv.
Example Citations:
Sites such as Yahoo have spent countless dollars to organize information into a useful taxonomy. Web 2.0 companies are finding that there is great economy and value in enabling users to dissect and sort information on their own. This process can be as simple as enabling people to add keywords to content, such as news articles, photographs, or Podcasts, a process known as tagging.
Tagging often produces strange, overlapping characterizations with surprisingly beneficial results. Some have called the results a "folksonomy."
— John Jerney, "Web 2.0: tapping collective selfishness to create a revolution," Daily Yomiuri Online, November 8, 2005
Folksonomy is another example of the way in which the web 2.0 attempts to harness the collective intelligence of its users. The word "folksonomy" is a spin on the word "taxonomy" and refers to the collaborative way in which information is being categorised on the web. Instead of using a centralised form of classification, users are encouraged to assign freely chosen keywords to pieces of information or data, a process known as tagging.
— Stephen O'Hear, "Seconds out, round two," The Guardian (London), November 15, 2005
Earliest Citation:
Last week I asked the AIfIA members' list what they thought about the social classification happening at Furl, Flickr and Del.icio.us. In each of these systems people classify their pictures/bookmarks/web pages with tags (e.g. wedding), and then the most popular tags float to the top (e.g. Flickr's tags or Del.icio.us on the right).
Thomas Vander Wal, in his reply, coined a great name for these informal social categories: a folksonomy.
— Gene Smith, " Folksonomy: social classification: http://atomiq.org/archives/2004/08/folksonomy_social_classification.html," Atomiq.org, August 3, 2004
Notes:
This word is a blend of folks and taxonomy.
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  • folksonomy — /fōk sonˈə mi/ noun Any data classification system that employs terms formed naturally by the users of the data rather than terms decided by an official body. ORIGIN: ↑folk and ↑taxonomy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Folksonomy — A folksonomy is a system of classification derived from the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content;[1][2] this practice is also known as collaborative tagging,[3] social classification …   Wikipedia

  • Folksonomy — Auszug einer Wortwolke des Internet Tagebuchs Netbib Gemeinschaftliches Indexieren ist eine Form der freien Verschlagwortung (Indexierung), bei der Nutzer von Inhalten die Deskriptoren (Schlagwörter) mit Hilfe verschiedener Arten von Sozialer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • folksonomy — UK [fəʊkˈsɒnəmɪ] / US [foʊksˈɑnəmɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms folksonomy : singular folksonomy plural folksonomies a system of organizing information on a website in which different users add their own words to describe the… …   English dictionary

  • folksonomy — noun The spontaneous cooperation of a group of people to organize information into categories; the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content; a user generated taxonomy. A folksonomy is… …   Wiktionary

  • folksonomy — folksonomija statusas T sritis dirbtinis intelektas apibrėžtis Saityno svetainių klasifikavimas, skirstymas į kategorijas pagal vartotojų bendruomenės spontaniškai vartojamus reikšminius žodžius tinklalapių turiniui apibūdinti, o ne pagal… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Folksonomy — …   Википедия

  • folksonomy — /foʊkˈsɒnəmi/ (say fohk sonuhmee) noun the system of creating metadata by enabling individual users to build classifications and enter tags, the end result being a taxonomy which evolves rather than one which is imposed. {folk + s + (tax)onomy}… …  

  • Collaborative Tagging — Auszug einer Wortwolke des Internet Tagebuchs Netbib Gemeinschaftliches Indexieren ist eine Form der freien Verschlagwortung (Indexierung), bei der Nutzer von Inhalten die Deskriptoren (Schlagwörter) mit Hilfe verschiedener Arten von Sozialer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Collaborative tagging — Auszug einer Wortwolke des Internet Tagebuchs Netbib Gemeinschaftliches Indexieren ist eine Form der freien Verschlagwortung (Indexierung), bei der Nutzer von Inhalten die Deskriptoren (Schlagwörter) mit Hilfe verschiedener Arten von Sozialer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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