Amazon Tries Its Hand at Tagging

Kailash Nadh writes "Amazon has formed a 'tags team' and has begun using tags on some pages. The idea, apparently, is to slowly experiment with tags and to give users some power over how certain Amazon products - books, for example - are categorized." From the article: "Ultimately, this is interesting because it may well prove to be the most visible example of a company incorporating tags as a way to bring order to information. Outfits like Flickr are big and have tremendous followings, but nothing compared to Amazon's. And if Amazon can make a go of tagging, that may finally be the tipping point that makes the technology something every Tom, Dick and Harry knows about."

Comments

Weak..

[Intangion]

i tried to say 'tag first reply' but slashdot made me wait ;)

Tags - old?

[Old Wolf]

I, for one, have been using tags in HTML for quite some time now. In fact, since the first HTML page I ever wrote, if memory serves me.

Tom's Harry Dick?

[Sr. Pato]

Sorry, too much penguin mints.