Folksonomy

   ====Folksonomy ==== What is it? If you're a **Myspace**, **Facebook**, or a **Photo-bucket** junkie, than you have definitely used folksonomy. It's used with anything that has a URL. When you post a picture on the internet, you may have "tagged" you or someone else in that photograph. Folksonomy is created by the person who has the information. Collaborative tagging is a way to classify or categorize social content, also known as "__Folksonomy__". This became popular on the Web in 2004, it is a characteristic of Web 2.0 that eases the flow to classify and find information. The picture above is from the photo gallery website, Picasa Web Albums. This website allows you to upload, edit, and search for photos on the web. Here is the link to wiew more examples of Folksonomy.[| http://picasaweb.google.com/sfsco2012/Classof2012Retreat]