TAXONOMIES AND TOMATO PLANTS(They’re more similar than you think)

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Gia Lyons (@gialyons)Strategic ConsultantJive SoftwareTaxonomy Bootcamp 2009

prescribed structure doesn’t work for E2E

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But you need some structure, ‘cause search sucks

bring user contribution to your intranet via tags

…and encourage a more organic taxonomyFlicker.com/33909700@N02

But, how?

let it emerge… (messy is ok at first!)Flicker.com/efsavage

… then guide itFlicker.com/22863752@N06

… but avoid this (by continually guiding)Flicker.com/darinhercules

things to remember…

EMERGE: When information is not commonly understood,

let people tag the way it makes sense to them

things to remember…

GUIDE: After the organic taxonomy gets too messy,

Provide guidance by collecting tags into categories

things to remember…

SEARCH: You may not have Google’s algorithm,

but user-generated tags can improve search results

THANK YOU!

Gia Lyons (@gialyons)Strategic ConsultantJive SoftwareTaxonomy Bootcamp 2009