Hmm. Tagging. Not very familiar with it yet. I have not used it too much.
From what I understand, tags are a way to classify items. There are many ways to classify items. (I can attest to this because my 6th graders always classify living things into a million different groups- orange, 4 legs, no backbone,...you get the idea) Tagging just puts all of these possibilities on a subject so that there is a higher chance of you finding it when needed.
I question whether tagging will organize my resources. I prefer topics, but I guess a topic could be a tag as well as other words to describe the source. I am definitely not sure or clear about the social networking part of this yet.
Advantages: Whether I am at the top of my game; or having my 3pm slowdown, I can type in some word that relates to the topic I am looking for and I will have a high chance of getting something I need.
Disadvantages: Getting bogged down with a bunch of sources that are tagged very weakly if looking at sources from others. Having to weed through the silly stuff would be just a waste of time.
To think about: Are my tags logical? Do I have main tags listed and not frivolous ones?
Tag- you're it...
You'll probably find that you refine your tags and tagging habits as you use Delicious and tagging more. What seems to be a logical tag today, may be replaced by something else tomorrow. It IS a learning curve.
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