I am a gardener not a blogger. At least I don’t write them, I read them. Reading, writing and gardening all at the same time? Too much for one old man.

PHX vs. Det. Hmmm..Could be interesting?

Raymon W.

most people don’t navigate my tag cloud, as much as check it out to get a feel for what i write about (at least that’s what my mint stats show). but i’ve been thinking about following the TED layout, as it removes the distinction between categories and tags, yet exposes enough meta-data to both pique curiosity and present an editorial position.

IA relics like us probably hold onto categories from the days of crafting CV’s (what’s the parent/child relationship?), but tag co-occurance — relational/associative relationships — is a much stronger way to present information.

well, at least today it is

I think that’s starting to do what I was thinking about earlier - giving more exposure to posts that would otherwise be buried in time (assuming that people don’t use categories, which they don’t seem to).
Maybe I need a tag cloud (on a separate page, like yours. I’m not a fan of the ‘tag cloud in a column’ approach).

categories are probably the least navigated links on my blog as well, but i don’t use them for that explicit purpose. at a glance (or squint) they represent my editorial position, so i don’t have to write a lengthy “what this blog is about” section. they also pick up “the internets” travellers from google, like a fishing net, so they — as well as tag index pages — are worth it in the end.

i’m currently in the midst of turning two of my categories into tags (activism and music) because they’re not broad enough. i was getting tired of raking through my old posts, but you’ve given me a bit of motivation, now. thanks.