I wonder how many people remember hypercard from Apple? It was launched in the late 80's and no one I knew then could ever really make a case for using it then. But it was cool. You could link words to pages of information and skip around reading the linked information.

"HyperCard organizes information into easy-to-use "stacks" of cards through which users can navigate and search for the information they need. Simply by clicking on a button, they can view related text, see a graphic, hear a sound, watch a QuickTime movie, or listen to text spoken out loud."


I ran across an article in Wired this morning that talked about 'folksonomies' and reminded me a little bit of hypercard - a great idea leading to eventual power in the hands of regular people.

"It's very much people tagging information so that they can come back to it themselves or so that others with the same vocabulary can find it," said Thomas Vander Wal, the information architect credited with coining the term "folksonomy."


If people take the time to tag photos, blogs, articles, etc. And software is out there (like TagCloud) that can read tags in RSS feeds, the percentage of our lives spent searching for specific information will be cut dramatically.

According to the TagCloud web site:

"TagCloud lets you create and manage clouds with content you are interested in, and let's you publish them on your own website."


Might have to check it our for our marketing communications vehicles. Sounds like a fabulous service - making information more accessible and manageable for people looking for it.

IonZoft is responsible for TagCloud. Innovative. Cool. And useful.
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6/27/2005 8:48

Folksonomies - 'hypercard' for real

I wonder how many people remember hypercard from Apple? It was launched in the late 80's and no one I knew then could ever really make a case for using it then. But it was cool. You could link words to pages of information and skip around reading the linked information.

"HyperCard organizes information into easy-to-use "stacks" of cards through which users can navigate and search for the information they need. Simply by clicking on a button, they can view related text, see a graphic, hear a sound, watch a QuickTime movie, or listen to text spoken out loud."


I ran across an article in Wired this morning that talked about 'folksonomies' and reminded me a little bit of hypercard - a great idea leading to eventual power in the hands of regular people.

"It's very much people tagging information so that they can come back to it themselves or so that others with the same vocabulary can find it," said Thomas Vander Wal, the information architect credited with coining the term "folksonomy."


If people take the time to tag photos, blogs, articles, etc. And software is out there (like TagCloud) that can read tags in RSS feeds, the percentage of our lives spent searching for specific information will be cut dramatically.

According to the TagCloud web site:

"TagCloud lets you create and manage clouds with content you are interested in, and let's you publish them on your own website."


Might have to check it our for our marketing communications vehicles. Sounds like a fabulous service - making information more accessible and manageable for people looking for it.

IonZoft is responsible for TagCloud. Innovative. Cool. And useful.

Posted by at June 27, 2005 8:48 AM

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