There has been an interesting discussion on the role of tax vs folksonomies lately. See Gavin (who's excellent post sparked it all) and Beth (who's leading the investigative journalism charge).

I'm going to be charged with gross simplification here, but I see the argument as people who like order, vs. free spirits. People who like order like taxonomies, because surely there must be a "right" word or set of words to classify everything. Free spirits prefer folksonomies because there is no "right" anyway. Right is what you tag it!

Me - folksonomies all the way. If I'm looking for information about a highly technical topic - chances are, I don't know what the "right" word is to search on. But if I can come up with a few words that get me close and search on some tags, I will not only find what I'm looking for (usually), I will find the information from people who think enough like me to use the same kinds of tags. And they are likely to explore the topic in ways that will be helpful to me.

And it's more fun.

So Beth, to answer your questions:

• How are you using the NpTech Tag?

In all our NTEN blog posts, and on our about to be launched new site.

• Do you subscribe to the feed to find resources?

Yes I do - that's how I found Gavin's post in the first place.

• Do you read the summaries?

Not all - I skim the titles a few times a day.

• Do you tag items with the NpTech as a form of promotion or outreach?

Indeed. And a number of other tags. Like 07NTC.