Thomas Vander Wal

Thomas Vander Wal.

Thomas Vander Wal is an information architect best known for coining the term "folksonomy".[1] He is also known for initiating the term "infocloud".[2] His work has primarily dealt with the Web and with information design and structure especially in the context of social technology.

  1. ^ Peters, Isabella. Folksonomies: Indexing and Retrieval in Web 2.0. Berlin, Germany: Gruyter, 2009. 154.
  2. ^ Van del Wal, Thomas. "Understanding the Personal Info Cloud." Presentation at the University of Maryland. June 8, 2004.