GroupMe.org - Adding A Group Dimension To Tags

GroupMe.org is a site where you can group together content therefore creating more precise relations between tags. At GroupMe.org you can group together any type of content you want, documents, photos, videos, etc.. By adding a group dimension to social bookmarking you can improve searches and distinguish relations between tags. You can also get more precise relations between tags. By grouping tags you get a larger selection of information that is all related. You can organize your content in a group. Tag each piece of content but include it in a group so that all your related content will be discovered at once. You can visit the site and perform a key word search or browse through the groups section to take a look at what others have done. Organize your tags by adding a group dimension at GroupMe.org.

“GroupMe! extends the idea of social tagging systems like del.icio.us, Flickr or BibSonomy by introducing the group dimension. The foundation of social tagging systems are so-called folksonomies, which describe how users (folks) tag resources (e.g. photos, videos, publications, etc.). In technical terms a folksonomy is just a collection of tag assignments:
(User, Tag, Resource) = User has tagged Resource with Tag at a particular time.
Over time it is likely that semantics emerge, e.g. tags that are often assigned to same resources may be synonyms. Hence, folksonomies are promising to improve (web) search, etc. With GroupMe!'s approach of taggable groups we extend tag assignments with a group dimension:
(User, Tag, Group, Resource) = User has tagged Resource with Tag in a certain Group at a particular time.”

GroupMe.org is easy to navigate all of the content is neatly organized. The about section of the site has a visual aid which outlines the differences between normal tagging and group tagging, this is useful. Being able to browse through the group section is a great way for visitors of the site to get a better idea of the site’s concept.

GroupMe.org could use a more exciting interface. Other social tagging systems seem to be quite useful is GroupMe really necessary? Will GroupMe ever become as popular are other social bookmarking applications such as del.ic.ious?