Just Tag It!

Tags - Revolutionary or Just Folly?

Just another trend or something else?

Trends happen overnight! Some catch fast and explode very quickly into our every day use.

Most these trends you can ignore silly folly or at most fine amusement. Anyone remember pet rocks, Farrah Fawcett hairdos, or last year's killer fashions?

Others, you have pay more attention to: cell phones, digital cameras, mini-sites, optin lists, or email.

Right now, there's another trend you should keep your eye on: 'tags'.

What are tags? And why should you care about them?

Tags are a way sorting linking all information in blogs RSS Feeds. It groups together all information one particular subject.

It's a democratic 'search engine' blogs.

Think a 'tag' a 'keyword' be used blogging and RSS Feeds (Feed tags are still works).

Tags have hit radar lately because Technorati, which indexes 4.5 million blogs, started sorting blog posts by using tags.

They have created a folksonomy, drawing tags from different sources, mainly Flickr.com which sorts or groups pictures from del.icio.us -- where you create a tag when you bookmark a page.

Or if your blogging software has categories -- this will be recognized by Technorati a tag.

If you want create a 'tag' it's very simple; just place this code your blog:

Computers (remove asterisks actual code)

and you will have created a tag computers.

A tag makes easier faster find information your favorite subject. It gives you a cross section real views opinions floating ether.

There are some inherent problems this system; will the posts grow so quickly so large -- it's like 'finding a needle a haystack' or will you have dig thru a lot of muck find scattered diamonds. Or maybe a ranking system will be put place but this goes against 'democratic code' blogging.

Regardless, traffic marketing potential 'tags' could be very beneficial those who use their advantage.

A marketer with a product introduce or promote could aggressively target tags part their advertising budget. As blogging increases popularity -- it's something to watch!

As a website owner -- tags could be a great source targeted traffic. And keyword here 'targeted'.

It's kind visitor you want coming your site or blog. It can only lead a better quality visitor. Similar to a visitor coming from major search engines. One that is really searching your information.

The next big question, how will marketers exploit these tags make a few bucks? Everyone knows that's coming!

Will we have a 'tag search engine' can rival quality of a Google or Yahoo? Or do we need one?

As with any new trend -- you never know how will play out.

Some interesting questions have yet be answered:

Tags are basically keywords blogs -- but everyone knows quality links these tags are not all equal. Will someone step rank these or will they remain democratic?

Just how will tags work building content or links your site? How will search engines use these tags? How will marketers advertisers exploit potential all this content content's viewers?

Will we have tag-spamming? (Just what we need another form of spamming!) Someone flooding these tags with thousands links to get traffic or sell a product.

Not hype too much but there's a real 'we're entering unknown territory' feeling with blogging RSS lately. Heady days those keeping a close watch events unfolding. There are countless applications probably already works tags!

It could be start something big or could just fizzle.

In any case -- keep your eyes peeled that cursor! There's probably a tag end it!

This trend may just offer more than fine amusement.

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