What's a defined tag?

A defined tag is a relevant keyword, chosen by the bookmark owner, from a dropdown list of defined tags. Providing the distinct meaning of a tag and not just a word that can have multiple meanings increases Zigtags ability to provide the most relevant search results to it's users.

Typically, with other social bookmarking web sites, there is no information about the meaning or semantics of a tags. For example, the tag "apple" might refer to the fruit, Apple Inc., the Beatles' music label, or Gwyneth Paltrow's baby. This lack of semantic distinction in tags can lead to inappropriate connections between items. Additionally, selection of "tag terms" is highly individualistic. Different people may use drastically different terms to describe the same concept: for example items related to a version of Apple Computer's operating system might be tagged both "Mac OS X", "Tiger", and possibly many other terms. Users of tagging systems must make judgments, based on the number of connections and the choices of "tag terms", whether possible connections between items are valid for their interests.

Having defined tags reduces the need for multiple tags to properly classify and find content on the Internet thus creating a connected web much easier and faster than ever before. Adding multiple defined tags to bookmarks only strengthens the relationship enabling users to find more relavent content on the topic they were searching. Zigtag is redefining the term relevant on the Internet!