Is tagging the Next Big Thing?

Thoughts on where tagging and folksonomy might take us:

There’s a good reason Yahoo is taking tagging seriously. The trend represents a new approach to organizing and finding information online, and industry watchers expect it to draw people away from the traditional Net search offered by Yahoo and Google Inc. Tagging won’t replace Google et al. But people may turn to tags more frequently over time, reducing their use of established search engines.

Once I have a chance to think and digest this article, I’ll come back with some thoughts.