Ian Davis on Why Tagging Is Expensive
An argument about the cost of retreval to the user ...
"Last week Ian Davis wrote an interesting post on Why Tagging is Expensive:
On the surface tagging seems to offer a new paradigm of organising information, one that reduces the cost of entry and so enables a long tail of participation to emerge. I’ve come to realise that the cost isn’t removed, instead it’s displaced and possibly increased. Tagging bulldozes the cost of classification and piles it onto the price of discovery.
There’s a saying I’ve heard once or twice (I wish I could attribute it): “The cost of metadata is in its application, but the value of metadata is in its use.”" continued ... (Via You're It!)
"Last week Ian Davis wrote an interesting post on Why Tagging is Expensive:
On the surface tagging seems to offer a new paradigm of organising information, one that reduces the cost of entry and so enables a long tail of participation to emerge. I’ve come to realise that the cost isn’t removed, instead it’s displaced and possibly increased. Tagging bulldozes the cost of classification and piles it onto the price of discovery.
There’s a saying I’ve heard once or twice (I wish I could attribute it): “The cost of metadata is in its application, but the value of metadata is in its use.”" continued ... (Via You're It!)
Tagging can be an expensive user trap.
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