As Web 2.0 changes the Internet paradigm, "Technorati" serves as the directory for the "World Live Web." "Technorati" uses keyword searching and tags for blogs, pictures, videos and other Internet sites using "user-generated content."
With "Technorati," you can search words within a post, or with a tag, or through the Directory. Each search results in a different, although related, list of postings. In searching the term Learning 2.0, the Directory shows a list of topics by their tags and a list of 310 blogs; the "tag" search shows 254 blogs and 85 photos that match the search words; and the keyword search uncovers 34,614 blogs with words matching the Learning 2.0 search. Interesting to note: The search separated "Learning" and "2.0" - searching the phrase as two different keywords. It would be a nice added feature to be able to do a keyword phrase search within quotes, for example: "Learning 2.0." or using a "+" between terms - as you use in "Technorati's" tagging rules, for example: Learning+2.0. This may capture postings that relate more specifically to a topic.
Having searched, with tags, on Flickr and Del.icio.us and "Technorati," it is evident that there are advantages in using tags to categorize postings. The "World Live Web" sees "1.6 million posts per day." To find some semblance of order, tags create an avenue from where you can begin a search. However, folksonomy or tagging can also have its disadvantages, for instance, words may have more than one meaning. Tagging is also assigned by the user and may reflect the users experience and understanding. Therefore, the postings that result, from a search, may not reflect the topic assigned under a specific tag. But then, do to the sheer volume of postings, tagging is a useful tool for searching topics on the web.
With "Technorati," you can search words within a post, or with a tag, or through the Directory. Each search results in a different, although related, list of postings. In searching the term Learning 2.0, the Directory shows a list of topics by their tags and a list of 310 blogs; the "tag" search shows 254 blogs and 85 photos that match the search words; and the keyword search uncovers 34,614 blogs with words matching the Learning 2.0 search. Interesting to note: The search separated "Learning" and "2.0" - searching the phrase as two different keywords. It would be a nice added feature to be able to do a keyword phrase search within quotes, for example: "Learning 2.0." or using a "+" between terms - as you use in "Technorati's" tagging rules, for example: Learning+2.0. This may capture postings that relate more specifically to a topic.
Having searched, with tags, on Flickr and Del.icio.us and "Technorati," it is evident that there are advantages in using tags to categorize postings. The "World Live Web" sees "1.6 million posts per day." To find some semblance of order, tags create an avenue from where you can begin a search. However, folksonomy or tagging can also have its disadvantages, for instance, words may have more than one meaning. Tagging is also assigned by the user and may reflect the users experience and understanding. Therefore, the postings that result, from a search, may not reflect the topic assigned under a specific tag. But then, do to the sheer volume of postings, tagging is a useful tool for searching topics on the web.
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