It's a strawman argument -- tags do not replace library science, film at 11 -- but she does say some interesting things along the way. If you replace "tags ought to do" with "archival systems ought to do" it's an interesting meditation.
Although, her notion of encoding potential narratives into images seems like the old AI dream. Like you could somehow query "triumph against adversity" and get a picture of a schooner crashing through a wave. I think after the last 50 years we have to be more humble about what machines can achieve.
P.S: this is the fault of the hosting magazine, Tekka, but they are certainly failing even at elementary archiving and contextualization duties here. The date of publication is not noted, nor is there any link to describe who Cathy Marshall is. There's an issue/volume header at the top, without any other context. They're thinking print, not web. The tagline of "serious hypertext" is silly.
Although, her notion of encoding potential narratives into images seems like the old AI dream. Like you could somehow query "triumph against adversity" and get a picture of a schooner crashing through a wave. I think after the last 50 years we have to be more humble about what machines can achieve.
P.S: this is the fault of the hosting magazine, Tekka, but they are certainly failing even at elementary archiving and contextualization duties here. The date of publication is not noted, nor is there any link to describe who Cathy Marshall is. There's an issue/volume header at the top, without any other context. They're thinking print, not web. The tagline of "serious hypertext" is silly.