Productivity and Self-improvement by Gutata

Tags seemed to gain popularity from del.icio.us. According to blink’s founder, tags were the reason for del.icio.us’ success where blink and possibly others failed. There is no doubt that when it comes to organizing information, tags are here to stay.

The problem I have with tags is the terminology. Why do we have “tags” when we have “categories?” Google calls them “labels.” For a long time, Outlook has called them and still calls them “categories.” I think most people would understand “category” and fewer would understand tags and labels. So unless you’re short on space and/or need shorter terminology, let’s stick with categories and try not to confuse our users.