Definition of "folksonomies" [folksonomies]

• Plural form of folksonomy. (noun)

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• "The foundation of social tagging systems are so-called folksonomies, which describe how users (folks) tag resources (e.g. photos, videos, publications, etc.)"
• "These days, a growing number of sites whose content is user-created rely on tagging systems, also known as folksonomies, for the added value Butterfield is talking about."
• "Yahoo's game of photo tag -- Stefanie Olsen, Cnet Mar 22 -- Discusses the free tagging of photos at Flickr, the online photo sharing service that Yahoo just bought, and the possible expansion of such "folksonomies" to a "global categorization of information"."