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01/19/2005 Archived Entry: "tags"

Tags
It used to be that the tag was just a formatting device. Want to bold? use the < b > tag. Want to underline? Use the < u > underline tag.
XML has changed everything. The tag organizes our world. Metafilter's tag system is now up and running. Flickr's is already out there. Del.icio.us makes the Internet a series of named events. The next step? The university as tags. Design your own studies by tags. Sure, will become a common tag. another. But imagine the transcripts! Who will be able to make sense of this kind of structure?