In an effort to making finding relevant blogs easier, we launched tagging today at MyBlogLog. We are still discussing how we will display the data on the Tags page, so right now that page is not live yet. However, you can add any tag after that in the url (ie http://mybloglog.com/buzz/tags/whatevertagyouwanttoplacehere) and find the list of people or communities tagged with that term.
My favorite usage is that of schmoe. Here’s how we described that on the blog:
1. Spam – If you think someone is spamming you, tag it out loud! Internally, we like to call a user who games the system a SchMOe (Social Media Optimizer). Tag anyone who spams you with the term schmoe. Picture_13 While they have the ability to delete the tag and never see it again, WE can see it internally. As their user account racks up the schmoe tag, we’ll investigate their conversations and take appropriate action.
Read more about MyBlogLog’s newest feature on TechCrunch or on the MyBlogLog corporate blog here and here.
This is great! The search system in mybloglog have been bugging me since I joined the site.
I think that’s great that you are combating spam over at MyBlogLog. I’m just not sure why you wanted to besmirch SMOs in the process. Do you really mean to equate social media optimization with spamming?
Most SMOs I know are advocates of social media networks and seek to add value, not to tear them down.
You have an SEO category here on your blog and links to some great SEO resources. Some people (wrongly) claim that all SEOs are spammers. I don’t think you are a spammer, and I don’t think that people like myself and Rohit Bhargava (that coined the term) are either.
Can we opt out of the automatic addition to a community feature?
Yep, you can do that by going to Edit Profile. It’s the next to the last option on the page. 🙂