MetaTag [..tag]

Conceptual Whitepaper

September 19th 2024 Copenhagen

what is it?

Metatags adds an additional dimension to tagging while also tightening up the tag format.

It is well-suited for adding quite complex metadata in a fast, free-flow sort of way.

Value proposition

• saving seconds adding tag information
• adding additional information using "tag structure" in a naturally flowing way
• tightening multiple tags up format-wise, single-string format
• adding tag information directly in the filename (etc.)

basically just tags and tagged tags

Metatags includes ordinary tagging functionality:

. (dot) is the normal tag operator

and also allows for tagging tags:

.. (dot dot) is the metatag operator

(Only one tag can be tagged per dimension. Seems to work nicely in practice.)

example please

basic syntax

A normal collection of tags looks like so

..food.podcast.spaghetti_related

to signify the hash tags

#food
#podcast
#spaghetti_related

(Note the .. signifying the start of a metatag)

full syntax

A metatag utilizing the dimensional aspect (tags tagging tags) looks like so

..text..freewriting.danish.short_form.funny..not_haha.dark.british

which corresponds to these hash tags when expanded

#text
#text/freewriting
#text/dansk
#text/short_form
#text/funny/not_haha
#text/funny/dark
#text/funny/british

(metatag version is 8 words, hash-tag version is 16 words)

another example

..mp3..metal.90s.mood..fist_date.last_date

corresponds with these hash tags

#mp3
#mp3/metal
#mp3/90s
#mp3/mood/fist_date
#mp3/mood/last_date

complex tags using []

To describe a complex self-contained string and/or escape . (dot) interpretation, use angle brackets. Examples include [url.com],[v0.1.2],[hmm...]. Used below to include a full URL:

..youtube_video..math.calculus_1.lecture_series.url..[https://youtu.be/rR8imSHCuFk]

signifying in hash-tag notation

#youtube_video
#youtube_video/math
#youtube_video/calculus_1
#youtube_video/lecture_series/url https://youtu.be/rR8imSHCuFk