I realize that. Writing that sentence gave me a cold chill. But I kept it in because I thought it was important to list some solutions, even if they were things Twitter would never do.
Still, I think there are ways a community tool could be designed to discourage angry arguments without becoming Facebook, which has its share of problems, too.
True! Brevity is only one part of the equation. But it's clear that being unable to explain yourself completely is one ingredient of a hot misunderstanding pie.
I've struggled with this, too, both in my web work and work for clients. What I've come to is, yes, you can use both, but only if the categories are tightly controlled.
For example, a site could have main categories that describe the type of content (essay, photograph, video) and then use tags to describe what the content is about. That way, the content is sortable by type (ie category) and content (ie tag).
Heh. I almost qualified that to say "unless it's their company." But since the article is for those interviewing, it's a given that it's not their company, so that happiness won't be theirs.
If you don't use a contract, you have no protection when a client refuses to pay. Also, legally, the client does not own your work until you assign it to them. A contract covers both parties.