I still have no idea what a sociotag is and have never heard of either fark or digg.com. Oh well...back to my horse and buggy.

Web Editor Mary? Please step up here.

A sociotag (AKA social bookmark) in my words is kind of a "social gathering" place in which everyone who has access to the bookmark site can find other cool (or not) sites that other users have found and would like to remember where they found it. They place or link it on a sociotag site such as del.icio.us, which my friends use a lot, so that we can all share and find common interests (or not) :)

In today's world where there is no such thing as privacy, discretion or any limitations on sharing your ideas, sociotags are the definitely the wave of the future (at least at the current moment).

Any chance the blog will eventually be able to be picked up via LiveJournal?

Web Editor Mary, where ARE you?

Just when I thought I was pretty cool just knowing what a blog was and posting comments on one, the darned really cool folks try to introduce me to new concepts. I was just ignoring those little icons in hopes that they would go away! LiveJournal? Sociotag? These are from another language, right?

Here I am! I didn't realize I was being summoned.

Eric's explanation is a good one. Digg. com and fark.com are two sites that the sociotags link to -- try checking each out and seeing what's there. Or try clicking on one of the new icons and seeing what happens -- sometimes trying things for yourself is the easiest way for them to make sense in this crazy new webby world we live in.

And Regina, you are pretty cool by posting comments! These are just another way to share Elizabeth's post with other sites. You don't have to use them and can keep doing everything the way you were if you prefer. :)

Misha, I'm not sure what you mean by being picked up by LiveJournal. Since Elizabeth's blog is hosted on baltimoresun.com, it can't be a LiveJournal site. Let me know if I am misunderstanding the question!

Don't know about you but "delicious" sounds better than "fark" especially when it comes to a food blog.

Since we're talking about web things, what ever happened to the map link that used to be with all the restaurant reviews? You used to be able to click on it and it showed you exactly where the restaurant was located.

I'll get Web Editor Mary to answer this one, too.

Janet, I'm not sure about that one. When did you see it last? I can try to find an answer.

Mary -
I can't say for sure, but it's been quite a while. It may even have been before the big web upgrade last year.

How's that for a concise answer?

Attn: Web Editor Mary
Any status on the map link that used to be part of the links with the restaurant reviews? It was so easy to just click and see exactly where the restaurant was located.

Janet, dahling: I'm sure for the Sun there would be licensing costs to consider, but Google Maps or Mapquest can both do this. Just open another browsers window and after copying the address from the review, paste it to the mapping page and there you are.

Robert,TSO, dahling, you seemed to miss the "easy" part of Janet's request.

I better get hold of Web Editor Mary ASAP.

Six or so key strokes is not easy? Who knew?

Six or so key strokes is not easy? Who knew?

Okay, it's not actually difficult, but it is time consuming...starting with having to pull up Mapquest or Google maps in a new window or tab. Then you have to cut the address from one window and paste it into the other, which with Mapquest at least is several operations (copy the address, paste the address, copy the zipcode, paste the zipcode, press the search button, wait for the map to appear).

For those of us who have a life, or worse...a job, one has to decide whether you want to see the map of this particular place enough to go through the effort to do so. Sometimes I decide "yes", sometimes not.

Hi, folks. This answer comes from Web Editor Kim, who actually works at baltimoresun.com, unlike me:

Thanks for the question. There are two ways the restaurant reviews can be seen on the site. The ones that display on the main dining pages of the site come from the feeds from the paper and have never run with maps. The ones with the maps are venue listings from a different database that includes the reviews. That database is undergoing some maintenance, and we hope to have it up and running soon. That being said, you're right, it's helpful to have maps with the main reviews, too, and we will look into adding them.