Are ‘tags’ the new ‘groups’?
Posted by: Simon in Online services, Presentations, Technology
When we set up online systems for groups the specification usually includes ‘forums’. These are online places where people who share interests can gather to share and exchange ideas, information and knowledge. However, forums are rarely very active. The next generation of internet tools (aka Web 2.0) offer new ways of thinking about linking people who share interests. The screencast below gives an idea of the possibilities.
This is just an idea. We’d be really interested to hear what you think.
If the presentation doesn’t load (it has been known) then it can be downloaded here. The audio to go with it is here.



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May 5th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
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