Chapter+6+Folksonomies


 * Names: Taylor McCaughey, Stephen Disador, Danielle Cajigas**


 * What are the differences between the folksonomies described on pp. 136-138 and the taxonomies with controlled vocabularies described on pp. 127-132?**

**__Taxonomy__** -In a formal taxonomy, a single root node sits atop the hierarchy -Properties flow from class to subclass through the principle of inheritance - Each object is assigned a single location with the taxonomy - We develop controlled vocabularies to manage the ambiguity of language--> product taxonomies connected to strategy and competitive advantage

U nlike rigid taxonomy schemes that people dislike, the ease of tagging for personal organization with social incentives leads to a rich and discoverable folksonomy. -advantage of folksonomies--> better than nothing, because controlled vocabularies are not extensible to the majority of cases where tagging is needed - Perhaps the biggest advantage, is that paid curators wouldn't have time to classify everything on the internet into taxonomic categories. But, if the same info is opened up to tagging by all the viewers, nearly all of it will get tagged.
 * __Folksonomies__ **
 * -** Users tag objects with keywords, with the option of multiple tags