Tag clouds are a Web 2.0 device so ubiquitous I’m looking at one here in Wordpress and developing one for Wonderfile. The Wordpress version is simple; no sizes are applied. In Wonderfile however (see also del.icio.us for an example of this), we make tags larger or smaller depending on how many items have been “tagged” with each particular tag. More items, bigger tag.

I was thinking as I applied this technique though, large sized tags attract the eye, so a big tag that’s not quite right for the job might often win out over a smaller, more suitable tag. Thoughts?

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