Okay folks, in the last week, a couple of people have launched sites with similar functionality to the Tagalus website. As far as I can tell, none have the dual capability of Twitter integration (@tagalus) and the web interface. Also, none of them have the ability to vote on crowdsourced definitions - something I think is valuable to making sure a definition is reliable, accurate, and timely.
But, with the launch of the new sites, Tagalus needs to gain some traction and authority! So, I’m proposing the first #tagsprint!
Here’s the deal - I’m asking you guys to define as many #hashtags as possible - yours, other peoples, tags you’ve seen, tags you’ve used, tags you’ve never used, tags you think should exist - it’s up to you! Also, if you like the service, perhaps consider tweeting about it and pointing your followers toward the site?
Remember, you can either use the website (http://tagal.us) OR tweet: “@tagalus define #___ as ____” to add definitions via Twitter (secret hint: you don’t need to even use the “@” sign - you can just say “tagalus define ___ as ___” and @tagalus will still find it - that way, your followers that don’t follow @tagalus will still see your definitions!)
In return, leave a comment here, on #tagsprint, or tweet @tagalus with feature requests, and I promise to code as many of them as I can as quickly as I can.
Also, on the suggestion of @verso, I’ll try to come up with a prize for the person who defines the most tags - no promises yet, but I’ll try to come up with something.
Lastly, PDX people, I’m especially counting on you for this! This is a PDX-grown project, which I know you all like to support Silicon Forest projects, right?