Hashtags, Folksonomies, Ontologies
I never thought much about ontologies and folksonomies. I did not even think I had a clear definition of ontology until I read a recent lecture from my professor and read a few articles. Nevertheless, the new vocabulary is starting to make a little more sense.
Rewind back to my last post about the importance of civility when using social media- #dontbeadick, #bekind, #dontgiveup, or a variation #dontgiveupsigns. All these folksonomies are linked in one way or another to civility in online environments. Yes, these hashtags also provide some other interesting reading, but when looking for information in a certain context, the tags yield results.
See: https://www.dontgiveupsigns.com/our-story
I saw the signs before in the neighborhood, but I learned much more after typing in the hashtag.
The other term, ontologies, or the common vocabulary for users who want to share a specific domain is also related to my interest in civility and social media. Seeing that teens have a tendency to use their own terminology when in social environments, I investigated if there was a certain ontology describing some of the impacts of negative civility. Go figure, a study from 2017 was conducted to focus on that very concept.
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