A recent comment on Technorati blog claiming got me thinking... There's a whole bunch of tagging services. So what's the diff?
Following is a brief overview of different tagging services that you may have heard about. They all have value, but they serve different purposes.
Tagging Service Classification
Tag services, or services that rely on folksonomies, are lumped into two very general camps (my own classifications).
- Media Tagging (Photos, Music, etc)
- Content Tagging (Web pages or sites)
Media tagging services include those like Flickr and Last.FM. For photo sites like Flickr, you need to upload a photo to their website, then tag the photo. For song sites like Last.FM, a special plugin uploads music information, and you tag it for their site.
Content tagging services are what most bloggers like as it helps to generate relevant inbound linkage. This can be via social bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us, TagCloud, or BlogMarks. It can also be through blog tracking services such as Technorati or IceRocket.
Tags are just categories
Tagging isn't anything special. It simply helps to categorize information whether it's media or plain text posts. The uses are different depending on the tag service you use. Start with the big players (i.e. Technorati, IceRocket) and move to the others if they fit your needs.
If you're interested in a list of URI's to these different services, let me know and I'll post a starter compilation. Stay tuned for my next post which will have quick steps on how to use blog tracking services.
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