Tagul

=Tagul=

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Website devoted to the creation of tag clouds. Unlike ordinary text clouds, Tagul gives users the opportunity to create custom clouds with specific shapes and fonts, yielding a fancier look. Tags are then activated by clicking on the word in the cloud. A google search page is opened with results displayed.====== =SWOT analysis=

Strengths:

 * Free.
 * Very user friendly.
 * Has many options for design.
 * Has a user "code of conduct" prohibiting offensive language and links to inappropriate content.
 * Site contains a gallery and blog for user perusing.
 * Tag Clouds can be saved as picture files, printed, or linked.

Weaknesses:

 * Requires registration.
 * Requires quite a few tags (words) to create a specific shape.

Opportunities:

 * A good way to think about your own interests and link to Internet searches. This is a more modern version of word clouds.

**Threats**:

 * Tags could inadvertendly link to inappropriate content or advertisements.

Ideas for the Classroom:

 * As an icebreaker, students could create their own tag clouds. They could then discuss whether the search results to their tag, were what they intended with the original word.
 * Students could create various tag clouds for famous people. Search results could provide more details about the person.