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DTC356 September 5thTagging, Smart Leaves, Social Taxonomy
(folksonomy)
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AuthorityExplain 3 things:
• Why authority figures in 2nd order org.
• Positive benefits of authority• Drawbacks of authority
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2nd Order Authority
Go through every item and put it in its proper place
Settle arguments
tangent: controlled vocabulary
Forced choice, limited options
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Benefits of Authority
Accuracy (given an accurate authority)
Efficiency
Predictability
Reliability (opposite of ambiguity)
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Drawbacks of Authority
The world isn’t always a black or white place (false dichotomy)
Lost insight from multiple perspectives
Example: The Best and the Brightest
Demonizing the Other
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http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/lcco_d.pdf
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Tagging and Smart Leaves
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Yochai Benkler
The right question isn’t whether the Web provides perfect equality but whether it provides more equality than “the one-way structure of the commercial mass media.”
Explain this quote in terms of authority and information organization.
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Discussion
What kinds of situations benefit from tagging and mass participation.
What kinds of situations benefit from the expertise of authority?
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Crowdsourcingcan be more accurate in niche
areas of knowledge.
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What is a smart leaf?
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