Comments on: Tags are not the new groups http://textgoeshere.org.uk/articles/2008/05/tags-are-not-the-new-groups/ Web technology, strategy, and skills Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: clinton porter http://textgoeshere.org.uk/articles/2008/05/tags-are-not-the-new-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-17586 clinton porter Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:40:22 +0000 http://textgoeshere.org.uk/articles/2008/05/tags-are-not-the-new-groups/#comment-17586 I don't think one has supremacy over the other, people will more naturally gravitate to one or the other depending upon their personality or requirements. However what I do think is amazing is that this flat structure of comments has as Simon said above allowed us to find and discuss a subject without any "involved "joining" or sharing process. It takes something that has been around a while and gives more freedom to the contributors, than on a site such as the BBC where it is moderated to within an inch of its life. Clinton Porter I don’t think one has supremacy over the other, people will more naturally gravitate to one or the other depending upon their personality or requirements. However what I do think is amazing is that this flat structure of comments has as Simon said above allowed us to find and discuss a subject without any “involved “joining” or sharing process. It takes something that has been around a while and gives more freedom to the contributors, than on a site such as the BBC where it is moderated to within an inch of its life.

Clinton Porter

]]> By: Dave http://textgoeshere.org.uk/articles/2008/05/tags-are-not-the-new-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-10392 Dave Wed, 07 May 2008 12:40:16 +0000 http://textgoeshere.org.uk/articles/2008/05/tags-are-not-the-new-groups/#comment-10392 Hi Simon, Yes, I saw your brilliant experiment! I loved it and actually I've been referring to it various consultancy gigs. I have to say, on the matter of groups/tags, I'm going through a phase of changing my mind 100 times a day. I watch Ruralnet with great interest. Cheers, Dave Hi Simon,

Yes, I saw your brilliant experiment! I loved it and actually I’ve been referring to it various consultancy gigs.

I have to say, on the matter of groups/tags, I’m going through a phase of changing my mind 100 times a day. I watch Ruralnet with great interest.

Cheers,
Dave

]]> By: Simon Berry http://textgoeshere.org.uk/articles/2008/05/tags-are-not-the-new-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-10391 Simon Berry Wed, 07 May 2008 12:28:36 +0000 http://textgoeshere.org.uk/articles/2008/05/tags-are-not-the-new-groups/#comment-10391 Thanks for these really good points . . . they all help us clarify and progress our thinking. What's interesting is that we are exchanging ideas here on something that we are really intersted in but we haven't 'joined a group' to do this. W2 has helped us find each other at a time when our interests happen to coincide. Did you see the 'Calling Jack Thurston' experiment I did? See http://tinyurl.com/4vtol3 Regards Simon 7/5/08 Thanks for these really good points . . . they all help us clarify and progress our thinking. What’s interesting is that we are exchanging ideas here on something that we are really intersted in but we haven’t ‘joined a group’ to do this. W2 has helped us find each other at a time when our interests happen to coincide.

Did you see the ‘Calling Jack Thurston’ experiment I did? See http://tinyurl.com/4vtol3

Regards

Simon
7/5/08

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