Upon reading what Paul Flaherty had to say about metadata use by search
engines:
> I posed the general question "what about metadata?" He said that they'd
> used metadata more initially ("keywords" presumeably) but cut back
> because of word spamming (for the uninitated, this is the practice of
> putting "keywords = microsoft sex drugs music business ...." on your
> pizza page, just to get hits).
>
I'm beginning to wonder what the prospects are of all metadata activities.
Just who IS going to make use of them and how? Beyond "keywords", I mean.
And ARE there ways to not just ensure quality but to prevent misuse.
Bernhard Eversberg
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