Thomas Vander Wal

Thomas Vander Wal
Vander Wal in 2007
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationLincoln High School (Stockton, CA), Saint Mary's College of California, Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Oxford), Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute
Alma materSaint Mary's College of California
Georgetown University
OccupationsInformation architect, consultant
EmployerINDUS Corporation
Organization(s)InfoCloud Solutions (Principal and Senior Consultant)
Known forCoining the term "folksonomy", initiating the term "infocloud"
TitlePrincipal and Senior Consultant
Websitehttps://vanderwal.net/
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Thomas Vander Wal is an American information architect best known for coining the term "folksonomy". He is also known for initiating the term "infocloud". His work has primarily dealt with the Web and with information design and structure especially in the context of social technology.

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