The Tagometershows significant development from its predecessor. Using a JSON data feed from del.icio.us, the Tagometer includes an up-to-date count of others who've already bookmarked the page, as well as a fresh list of the top tags applied. The Tagometer box graphic is shown below.
Visitors can click on the count to see more detail on who bookmarked your page. They are able to discover when it was bookmarked and how they tagged it for. The list of tags shows visitors why your page is interesting, and clicking on a tag takes them to similar sites on del.icio.us. Users are given this useful stream of information which opens information up for them giving another dimension to their user experience!
There are currently two Tagometer box choices for your site. The rectangular box which is shown above is designed for use in sidebars and insets. The other is a single line intended for the end of stories and blog entries.
How to get a Tagometer...
To implement a Tagometer to your site simply take the example code from the del.icio.us website and paste it into your web page or template. The Tagometer will automatically populate itself from the location and title it finds on the page that you have put it on.
For those of you who are more advanced scripters, del.icio.us encourage taking a deeper look into further possibilities with the Tagometer function. People at Feedburner for example have already built a new FeedFlare unit that incorporates the JSON feed data.
The Tagometer is a function that should be received very well by budding online bookmarkers. It certainly has raised the bar over the 'Save To' button and has received some very positive feedback in online forums. Incremental improvements are certainly possible here and we look forward to seeing how this function develops over time.
