A folksonomy is a type of distributed classification system. It is usually created by a group of
individuals, typically the resource users. Users add tags to online items, such as images,
videos, bookmarks and text. These tags are then shared and sometimes refined. In this
article we look at what makes folksonomies work. We agree with the premise that tags are
no replacement for formal systems, but we see this as being the core quality that makes
folksonomy tagging so useful