Why is tagging a bad thing

They believe that in turn, this attracts more crime. Now, there are always two sides to every argument and sometimes there is a total grey area.

I can understand why people hate it; however, as a graffiti fan and sporadic tagger myself I can understand the appeal and the fun that comes along with it. However, I want to offer a few examples of where tagging has been used to create something beautiful. Is it the placement of them? How they are organised into one piece?

The colours? It seems each tag in this piece contributes to the overall beauty of the work, but yet it is not possible for the public to appreciate the beauty of a singular tag in a public place. Would people like tags more if they were done for a reason, in a designated area for the purpose of art?

The contrast between the different colours almost makes this look like abstract art. If you took the colours and the textures and applied them to a canvas, you could sell it as art. Yet people will look at this and see vandalism. The colours and neatness of the tags as they interlink with each other makes this bin actually look really artistic. Topics: street-art , contemporary-art , law-crime-and-justice , melbourne First posted February 04, More stories from Victoria.

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Connect with ABC News. Got a news tip? This is among the most interesting learnings of our analysis. When you tag someone on Instagram or on any other social media platform for that matter , they receive an instant notification, increasing —in theory—your chances of them getting involved with your content. In reality, the more users you tag, the less engagement you generate. When Katy Perry, Neymar or Selena Gomez post something on Instagram, they rarely tag anyone nor utilize other hashtags but their own branded ones.

Yet, they still generate millions on interaction. So as we mentioned, do tag users — but do so strategically. Here are a couple of successful examples: UberEats tags Restaurants.

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