Patent ID: 9002855
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of assessing value of tags in a collaborative tagging system, the method comprising: monitoring, via a processor, user interaction with each of a plurality of tags, wherein each of the plurality of tags has been previously associated with at least one artifact of the collaborative tagging system; detecting a selection of at least one of the tags; detecting a selection of at least one artifact associated with the selected tag; determining a measure of value for the selected tag and each other tag associated with the artifact, wherein determining the measure of value comprises increasing the measure of value of the selected tag and the other tags associated with the artifact in response to the selection of the artifact; and outputting a list comprising at least the selected tag and an indication of the measure of value of the selected tag; wherein the monitoring user interaction comprises subscribing a user of the collaborative tagging system to a designated tag to provide to the user information about the designated tag as the tag evolves within the collaborative tagging system, wherein determining a measure of value further comprises calculating the measure of value according to a frequency of user interaction with the tag.