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Hi there, Thought you might find this recent rather breathless CNN article amusing. "Tagging' helps unclutter data Online search categorizes how humans label things Here's how we tend to organize our digital photos: We stick them into a folder on our computer and label it "Hawaii trip," or whatever. Here's a new way: Forget folders or albums. Just "tag" the photos based on what's actually in each frame. Now, extrapolate this concept to the ideas, images, videos -- and people -- you meet or wish to find online. If they're properly tagged, they're far easier to find. That's "tagging", and it's currently all the rage among the digerati...." http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/05/03/social.tagging.ap/index.html Perhaps we should change our name to the CETIS Tagging SIG? Thanks to Steve Griffin of IMS for the heads up! Bye Lorna PS Also interesting to note that this article refers to the the Internet as a digital repository. -- Lorna M. Campbell Assistant Director, CETIS University of Strathclyde +44 (0)141 548 3072 http://www.cetis.ac.uk/