Taxonomy and Folksonomy of Twitter

Taxonomy of Twitter

Taxonomy is a formal hierarchical method of classification.

It is used on all social media including Twitter. Twitter uses these classifications to differentiate between verified and unverified accounts. Showing a blue tick next to the Twitter handle of the users. This is useful as it separates public figures from the general public, representing official accounts and therefore making it easier to identify and search for.

Tweets are also structured as they are organised in a way that the most recent appear at the top of the users feed. If a tweet is retweeted many times they can also appear toward the top.

Tweets can involve videos, picture or text but a user has to stick to a character limit when tweeting. Twitter’s 140-character limit for tweets is rooted in its origin as a text-based service: SMS messages have a 160-character limit, so tweets were limited to 140 characters, leaving 20 for users’ handles.Taxonomy of Twitter
Taxonomy is a formal hierarchical method of classification.
Twitter uses these classifications to differentiate between verified and unverified accounts. Showing a blue tick next to the Twitter handle of the users. This is useful as it separates public figures from the general public, representing official accounts and therefore making it easier to identify and search for.
Tweets are also structured as they are organised in a way that the most recent appear at the top of the users feed. If a tweet is retweeted many times they can also appear toward the top.
Tweets can involve videos, picture or text but a user has to stick to a character limit when tweeting. Twitter’s 140-character limit for tweets is rooted in its origin as a text-based service: SMS messages have a 160-character limit, so tweets were limited to 140 characters, leaving 20 for users’ handles.

Folksonomy of Twitter

First of all Folksonomy is a user-generated system of classifying and organising online content into different categories by the use of metadata such as electronic tags.

Good examples of folksonomies are found in the hashtags used on Twitter, which were originally an innovation of Twitter users. A word preceded by a hashtag (#) binds topics of similar interest. You can search for tags on twitter or other sites and see what’s being discussed about a topic. This can be used to get a feel for opinions on current events—social media managers use it to monitor online discussion about a brand.

Internal Classification

Internal classification system is used to get your content found. You can do this in twitter by searching for specific Tweets, users or ongoing conversations. You can find Tweets from yourself, friends, local businesses and everyone from well-known entertainers to global political leaders. By searching for topic keywords or hashtags, you can follow ongoing conversations about breaking news or personal interests.