What are Keywords Good For?

Keywords can be a whole lot easier and more flexible than fitting your information into preconceived categories. For example, if you want to archive an incoming mail about a new business opportunity, just tag it with the keywords "business opportunity," "read later," or whatever other keyword you'd want to use to find it again.

That's great for organizing personal data, but it goes even further when someone else in your organization classifies documents or emails with the same keywords. You begin building a collaborative repository of related information, driven by the same flat-based keyword scheme.