The basic concept was to allow a user to answer a series of questions that would help determine their career in 4 years. The user would then be able to upload their photo onto the body of their given profession and use it as a widget to place on their social networking profile.

When creating the wireframes, I wanted to make it easy to use, always providing a logical next step, while at the same time, promoting the DVD. I think it came out pretty well.

Perhaps the best examples of folksonomies at work can be seen at Del.icio.us and Flickr.

Del.icio.us, a social bookmarking manager, allows Users to tag keywords that describe and organize content with any vocabulary and words of their choice.

Flickr, a photo management web application, allows users and friends/family to tag their photos with their own keywords.

Folksomomies directly reflect the vocabulary of the users but critics argue that it lacks a hierarchical structure and the uncontrolled vocabulary leads to ambiguity. At a time where social networks and communities are growing, folksomonies are here to stay. They encourage users to participate and organize information based on their needs and vocabulary. While I do expect to see more sites utilizing them, there is a still a need to shape and organize other information and navigation on a website. Thus, while the role of the information architect may shift a little, they should embrace folksomonies for what they are and what they can become.