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Tags are essential to all Web 2.0 website and from my experience folksonomy rules. They are really helpful when finding things, quickly, efficiently and to some extent in a fuzzy way.

I've observed two subtle but substantial deficiencies in the Ipernity tag system.

First, the tag system doesn't recognize word forms, so you best use singular and plural forms. For example if you are searching for a tag 'zeichnung' you miss docs tagged with 'zeichnungen' unless someone adds both tags.

Please compare

www.ipernity.com/search/doc?q=zeichnung

www.ipernity.com/search/doc?q=zeichnungen

Second, there seems to be a little bug somewhere that causes or caused some tags (audio files?) to be improperly trimmed.

For example

Please see:

www.ipernity.com/explore/keyword?p=all&s=audio

You'll notice odd tag pairs like 'classica' and 'classical', 'electroni' and 'electronic', 'hous' and 'house' and so on. Probably the bug is now gone because it is seen in audio files uploaded prior to July 11, 2007 (?) However it sometimes interferes with looking for some docs on Ipernity.

Wish - I don't know if this is at all doable but it might be nice to have a feature to help you with searching by tags - if you look for 'flower' to be offered also presentation of docs tagged with equivalent tags in other languages like 'Blume' and 'Fleur'. This way you could have included in your search docs tagged by German/French speaking Ipernity users.

The Pick of the Week series presents Ipernity docs that are my personal favourite for considerable amount of time, usually a week or so. In this way I'd like to draw you attention to this particular doc and show you that there are pearls on Ipernity.

If you agree, disagree, want to comment or share your favourite that are in some way related to the current pick - please leave a comment/link.

Artist: Feist (English), Feist (Deutsch), Feist (Français), Feist (Nederlands), Feist (Italiano).

Song: Secret Heart

Album: Let it Die

Year: 2004

Lyrics: available here

More songs by Feist on Ipernity:

• www.ipernity.com/doc/19162/426880 - Mushaboom
• www.ipernity.com/doc/20731/465598 - How My Heart Behaves
• www.ipernity.com/doc/24139/774445 - La Meme Histoire
• www.ipernity.com/doc/11932/34173 - One Evening
• www.ipernity.com/doc/etienne/album/37416 - Let It Die album

The Pick of the Week is a series presenting docs that I have found perusing vast and absorbing resources on Ipernity. One way or another these docs have become my personal favourites and I'd like to share them with you.

Shaznay Lewis is an English female singer and songwriter. She is also member of the band All Saints.

More info: Shaznay Lewis (English), Sheznay Lewis (Deutsch), Sheznay Lewis (Italiano), Sheznay Lewis (Nederlands).

Lyrics: You - Shaznay Lewis

And additionally... one of many superb photos that have caught my eye during the week.

Thinking by Jack Lyons

Ipernity is a vast and rich source of really stunning art and a place where you can find wonderful and exceptionally gifted people. Personally I feel constantly that I only have enough time to have a glimpse and to only pass over real wonders.

I want to share with you my discoveries hence my series The Pick of the Week. I present here docs that I have come across during my aimless ramblings through Ipernity. These are my personal favourites for the last week and forver.

Massive Attack is one of my favourite trip hop bands and the instrumental piece called Sam is taken from their soundtrack for Danny the Dog film.

Please follow this link: Massive Attack - Sam

I can't get this song played inline. Dunno why it is not possible on Ipernity when a user restricts sharing of a doc.

Melpomene's photostream is fabulous and I highly recommend you visiting it. There you can found real treasures that you can surely appreciate with your senses and your mind.

From the cream of my favourites I have chosen two for the forthcoming week.

I can't praise Daniel Schwabe's photos enough so if you still don't know his outstanding works be sure to go straight to his photostream and indulge in photographic wonders.

Spiral stairs - Sagrada Família

I love a lot of songs ileanaa has shared with us and this Mariza's extraordinary fado is really thrilling.