After being bombarded with Zeldman referrers I figured I'd chime in on the "Tag Clouds" and their relevance to the user experience.

I lost my virginity to the Tag experience by using Flickr. At first I saw them as gimmicky, until I was unable to attend SXSW, realizing their true power. Every evening I'd rush to flicker.com/photos/tags/sxsw and it was like a semi live feed of the conference. At times I felt I was there with the occasional found podcast in the background. I then decided to incorporate this intriguing experience into my site.

By doing this I removed categories feeling the need was redundant and comparatively boring. Categories are too set in stone and at times you may only have a couple entries per category. On the contrary Tags evolve. People can, at a glance, instantly know what you frequently talk about.

I do think this concept is in its infancy and hopefully not going anywhere soon. There is room for improvement. Some question to ponder:

  • How do we make these screen reader friendly?
  • Can Flash play a role?
  • Over time orphan tags saturate the field.
  • -Two worded tags- (recently conquered by Flickr)
  • Weighted by amount of comments
  • Weighted by time?

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