tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36758134.post3488659833984298133..comments2024-03-28T18:07:00.621+00:00Comments on Ham Life: LIKE 11 - Taxonomies in an open worldMatthew Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17373136348794501350noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36758134.post-67994356105055768302010-06-07T06:59:10.219+01:002010-06-07T06:59:10.219+01:00I'm surprised to see information workers hangi...I'm surprised to see information workers hanging on to taxonomies. It's bit like seeing refrigerated ships being used to transport ice. It's possible that BBC researchers and journalists use taxonomies to inform their research. But a moment's reflection suggests this approach is probably in decline, because of the limitations of taxonomies (framing limitations, tendency to be out of date) and the availability of alternatives. I would have thought that the Internet was perfect when you weren't sure what you wanted. This search for example, which could be performed by someone not knowing what they wanted, yields a ton of information about Porsche 935, including its derivation, which is (as ever) more complex than the taxonomic perspective quoted above allows. http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=porche+935Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com