1. Tagging and social bookmarking
FAO Social Media Workshop

2. Intro /definition
 A tag is a labelling system that enables Internet
users to categorize content online
 Tagging lets you categorize information online
your way
 Social bookmarking is the use of a web-based site
that stores your tags and the tags of people you
know, so you can benefit from their bookmarks as
well as your own.
Source: KSToolkit

3. Key functions it supports
 As individual user
– Store and organise your virtual library
– Access your links anytime, anywhere
– Connect with peers and find new resources
 As a team/group/network
– Share link and resources
– Build flow of content related to specific
subject
– Source, filter and remix content

4. Examples
 ILRI KMIS Team
http://delicious.com/stacks/view/LpRfjW
 Addis Share Fair 2010
http://agknowledgeafrica.wikispaces.com/
All+Known+Products
 FAO ComDev
http://www.delicious.com/FAOcomdev

5. CCAFS social bookmarking
Delicious bookmarks on
gender feed into
www.ccafs.cgiar.org/gender

6. Popular tools
 Delicious
http://delicious.com
 Diigo
http://diigo.com
 Pinterest (visual)
http://pinterest.com
 Scoop-it (visual)
http://scoop.it

13. How to use it
 Define your tagging system
– As individual
– As a group
 Crate an account on Delicious or Diigo
 Import your browser bookmarks into your account
 Bookmark links and web pages
 Look at who else is saving the same links – peer in
their garden an see what they are up to
 Republish your bookmarks (or a selection of them)
as RSS feed on your site or social network
 In a team, use it to source content and produce
new products

14. Hands on exercise
 Create an account on Delicious or Diigo
 Bookmarks few links
 Import your bookmarks (if you are using
your laptop..)
 Find peers and start following them
 Take the RSS of your bookmarks and
publish it on your blog or wiki page

15. Tagging and social bookmarking
FAO Social Media Workshop