Did you know? Tags

One of the most powerful tools of Netscape is our tags feature.

Tags are descriptive words you can add to your stories to make them easier to find. For example, a story about a new iPod might have the followings tags: Apple, iPod, mp3, Steve Jobs. All stories for a specific tag can be found via a very basic URL structure, which you can type into your browser's address bar:

http://www.netscape.com/tag/[tag name]

In this example, you would replace [tag name] with whatever specific tag you are looking for; for tags composed of multiple words, you would put a + between the words. For example, the URL for the President Bush tag would be:

http://www.netscape.com/tag/president+bush

When you submit a story to Netscape, make sure that you enter up to 5 descriptive tags separated by commas to each of your stories. Tags that contain multiple words, such as digital audio player do not need to be included within quotation marks. However, for tags that include punctuation, such as XYZ Widgets, Inc., please wrap these in quotations, e.g. "XYZ Widgets, Inc."


Figure 1: When you submit a story or video to Netscape, the tag field appears immediately beneath the Channel drop-down menu.

Adding tags makes your stories easier to find for other members, but tags can also be a great tool for finding the content you are looking for on Netscape or even organizing the stories you submit.

Keep reading after the break for more tips and tricks related to tags...