<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">social tagging</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>social media</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>information handling functions</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>mob indexing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>social bookmarking</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>social categorization</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>social classification</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>social indexing</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The decentralized practice and method by which individuals and groups create, manage, and share terms, names, etc. (called "tags") to annotate and categorize digital resources in an online "social" environment. This method is not necessarily collaborative because the effort is typically not organized, individuals are not actually working together or in concert, and standardization and common vocabulary are not employed. ]]></note></mads>