What is clear from the results is that regardless of
familiarity with tagging and navigating search systems, the
Blobgects users we tested required a variety of “expert”
accounts which provide a deeper context for the objects. A
multivocal account, such as is provided by social tagging software,
may begin to provide that sort of context, especially if
the social group also happens to be familiar enough with the
objects at hand to contextualize as they contribute. It is not
a simple matter of more tags but rather appropriate tags. The
status quo of tagging practice rarely offers the opportunity
for any indication of authorship or the characteristics of the
author of the tags, which in many cases would reflect why
their interest is in tagging.