Labels Not Tags, Says Google 284
Ashraf Al Shafaki writes "The word 'tags' is the one in common use on the Web today and is one of the distinctive features of Web 2.0. Ever since Gmail came out, Google has decided to use the term 'label' instead of the term 'tag' despite they are basically the exact same thing and have the exact same function. Why is Google using inconsistent terminology in its products for such an important term? Is there a real difference between a tag and a label?"
It depends.... (Score:4, Funny)
If the service is in the Beta phase it's Label. If it's in Alpha, it would be tag.
And if it's in production... well... how would we know?
google, internet (tagging beta) (Score:5, Funny)
Get it Right, Dammit!
Re:what is a tag ? (Score:3, Funny)
-stormin
For Fucks Sake (Score:5, Funny)
Re:what is a tag ? (Score:5, Funny)
http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=define%3A+t
The Difference Is Obvious (Score:5, Funny)
The 'label' is where the size and washing instructions are.
The 'tag' is where the price is.
Not "yes" by itself, but "yes, Yes, YEs YESSSSSS" (Score:5, Funny)
Re:For Fucks Sake (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Distinctive features? (Score:5, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:3, Funny)
Re:A replacement for "folder" (Score:4, Funny)
The heirarchal structure of the file system was imposed by the Patriarchy. The new paradigm promoted by feminists is to group files and file "containers" into an equal but interconnected web of dependencies where they all sit around in a circle and any user (no scratch that, it sounds so oppressive), a participant, if she feels like it, can learn the community consensus reached by all the other background processes.
Re:It depends.... (Score:3, Funny)
And if it's in production...
It'll be glossies with "Hello. My Name is" preprinted on them; with your choice of butterflies or ponies.
KFG