Steve Rubel calls me out by name in his prediction that tagging will spread everywhere.
At least one major news outlet – perhaps CNET – will also start use tags to organize their stories and feedback. (John Roberts, you listening? I just gave you a free idea!)
Rest assured that I’m aware of folksonomies, even though I prefer social tagging as a label. CNET News.com has an editorially-assigned taxonomy for its stories. I enjoy the serendipity of user-assigned tagging, but I believe there’s plenty more to be done with the consistent meta-data applied by editors before we run out of steam. We have smart people paid to classify stories as part of their busy days. You can take a look at the taxonomy when you register (free) for CNET News.com alerts… try the “topic” alerts to see what I mean, or check the bottom of stories, like this one.
But I’m always listening for interesting ideas.