Is tagging a disruptive innovation?

Written by , published July 28th, 2007

Categorised under: Information architecture

Joe Lamantia has written an article that asks the question: is tagging a disruptive innovation? To quote:

Thus, I don’t think the Hype Cycle comparison holds. In simple financial terms, I’m not aware of anyone making or losing substantial amounts of money specifically in relation to tagging. For many reasons, tagging has not yet emerged – and may never emerge – as a category of technology investment and activity for businesses.