#14 (WEEK 6) Technorati

I understand the concept of Technorati but had a slight problem doing the exercise that went along with it. The keyword search confused me because I couldn't find the differentiation for blog posts, tags and blog directory. When I did a keyword search for "School Library Learning 2.0", the result was a slide show by a high school student entitled "Kim's High School Page". I wasn't able to find the tags and do a search on that. The Blog Directory seemed to be organized by topic, but I didn't see one for libraries or education. I did see that there were lots of blogs about Web 2.0 though. So, yes, the results were different, but I didn't find this particular area that interesting for my school's needs yet. It appears that the advantages of tagging would be the organizational aspects. I really don't see any disadvantages. I think I have to explore Technorati some more to better ascertain the advantages and disadvantages of tagging. But at least now I know what the term tagging means and have become familiar with the websites Flickr, Del.icio.us, and Technorati. I will definitely discuss these with the tech teacher at school.