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As described in Chapter 4, Clay Shirky ascribes the problems we face with increasing amounts of information to “filter failure.” The filters can come through recommendations but it is how those recommendations are passed from one person to another that could present another logistical problem.
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Vander Wal, T. (2007) “Folksonomy Coinage and Definition” [Online] 2 February. Available at: http://vanderwal.net/folksonomy.html [Accessed: 2 June 2008].
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Gruenbaum, R. (2015). Folksonomies/Tagging. In: Making Social Technologies Work. Palgrave Pocket Consultants. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137024824_6
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