Learning About Tag Clouds (Assignment #2 for Sep 4)

WEB 2.0 IN ACTION:
LEARNING ABOUT TAGS and TAG CLOUD WIDGETS

Compose a short commentary and post in on our group blog about tags and the widget called a TAG CLOUD.

Go to http://anthropology1001.blogspot.com/

Visit and review 6 tags from our group blog’s TAG CLOUD.

1. SKIM THE ENTIRE LIST OF THE TAG CLOUD. Explain how you think it is organized. Share how many total items are in the cloud at the time you viewed it.
2. Choose and read 3 of the most popular posts in the Tag Cloud (how do you know it's the most popular--can you figure it out intuitively?)
3. Then choose and read 3 additional posts of your choice from the TAG CLOUD. That's 6 posts to choose and read total.
4. What makes Tag Clouds work for the user, for the creator? Is there a difference? What expectations does it meet for the user, for the creator, if different?
5. Write up a response that is no more than 250 – 400 words. Type up a draft in MS Word. Use WORD COUNT to meet word limit (Highlight the entire text, select WORD COUNT under TOOLS menu). Then cut-n-paste your 250 – 400 word post into a comment on the group blog. The title of the post will be LEARNING ABOUT TAG CLOUDS This is perfect practice for writing succinctly and clearly. You may have to contract or re-word your ideas.