I’m thinking about implementing tags on this site, but I’m curious if anyone ever actually uses tags when visiting small sites. The only time I use them is on a large blog like Joystiq, which publishes dozens of posts per day, far more than I care to read. But maybe everyone else uses them and I’m just behind the times? As far as I can tell, on a site like mine the only purpose would be to quickly find other posts similar to the one you just read. A search feature would help in that regard too, and I’ve thought about using ZendSearch because it looks really easy to use. But I just haven’t bothered to sit down and figure it out.
If I do implement tags, would I really need a tag cloud? I happen to find them only slightly more useful than they are aesthetically pleasing. And like I said, for a site like mine you probably wouldn’t use the tag cloud much. But again, maybe I’m just behind the times? Like when I launched this site and didn’t have an RSS feed for like six months because feeds are for hippies. Then I started using feeds and decided I needed one too.
February 7, 9:56 am
I personally do not use tags at all. Maybe I’m behind the times too, but I don’t see the use of them. Why not just use categories to organize your posts? That’s what I chose to do.
February 7, 9:56 pm
I like the idea of tags but rarely use them. Tag clouds are a tad too much, though with an approach similar to your PicTML app, you could create some pretty neat looking shapes made up of tags.
You might consider ditching the incessant hyperlinking and simply highlight a few tags within the post.