Free Information Structures

Slide 1: Free Information Structures Thomas Vander Wal Presented to: Reboot 10 Copenhagen, Denmark :: 27 June 2008

Slide 3: The world lacks clarity

Slide 4: Tagging as a Personal View

Slide 5: Formal Info Structure to German Au Audi BMW A6 TT 540i 630i M4

Slide 6: Free Tagging InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2008

Slide 7: Free Info Structure M4 TT Fun 630i to German Au Family 540i A6

Slide 8: The “F” Word InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2007

Slide 9: Folksonomy InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2007

Slide 10: Folksonomy: Definition Folksonomy is the result of personal free tagging of ❖ pages and objects for one's own retrieval The tagging is usually done in a social environment ❖ (shared and open to others) The act of tagging is done by the person consuming ❖ the information InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2007

Slide 11: Folksonomy:Value The value in this external tagging is derived from people using their own vocabulary and adding explicit meaning which may come from meaning, inferred understanding of the information/ object. People are not so much categorizing, as providing a means to connect items (placing hooks) to provide their meaning in their own understanding. InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2007

Slide 12: Folksonomy Triad Object Identity Interest Definition Vocabulary Metadata InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2008

Slide 13: Dual Folksonomy Triad Object Identity Interest Vocabulary Culture Definition Terminology Community Metadata InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2008

Slide 14: Every person is an expert in their own vocabulary (tags) InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2007

Slide 15: Every Tag is Sacred InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2007

Slide 16: Terms Around an Object Taxonomy Folksonomy Ball (89) - Ball - Circle (63) - Sphere - Blue (23) - Blue Orb (11) - - Sphere (6) - #A6437 - Gradient (3) - ToBuy (3) - Darkblue (2) - Round (2) - … 26 more - InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. 2007

Slide 17: Part #A6473 Terms Distribution of Terms Validate A6473 taxonomy 90.0 or add to Value in taxonomy Interest Synonyms & & watch 67.5 Unique views 45.0 22.5 0 InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. 2007

Slide 18: Part #A6473 Terms Distribution of Terms Azure Validate A6473 taxonomy 90.0 or add to taxonomy Interest & watch 67.5 45.0 22.5 0 InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. 2007

Slide 19: Moritz Stefaner’ Band Graphing of Tags http://well-formed-data.net/archives/51/emerging-topics-v2

Slide 20: You Say, We Say - Moritz Stefaner http://well-formed-data.net/thesis/

Slide 21: - Andy Edmonds @ http://surfmind.com/muzings/?p=107

Slide 22: Ripples in Reality

Slide 23: Commercial Phonebook

Slide 25: Events

Slide 26: Media

Slide 27: People

Slide 29: What Is Going On? InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2007

Slide 33: Mange Tak!

Slide 34: URL: http://infocloudsolutions.com E-mail: thomas@infocloudsolutions.com E-mail: thomas@vanderwal.net AIM: vanderwal InfoCloud Solutions, Inc. - 2007