Full Steam Ahead

Hey everyone,

So I log in to Steam today to find out about this very cool new feature called Steam Tags.

I was actually hoping that this would come to Steam one day, as it has improved the way many of us use certain online services elsewhere on the "interwebs".

Tags are powerful, versatile, and reliable ways of finding stuff you like. In this case, it's games, lots of games. And I'm glad Steam is getting on the bandwagon here.

Apparently this is currently in Beta, as it should be while being implemented into the world's most popular digital content distribution platform for video games. I know, it makes sense for this to be here, and it should have been years ago. But the point is, because it's so personal, each of you will use it in a different way, and the system needs to be tested to basically see how to make everyone happy with the least amount of bugs possible.

Some cool features of the addition include:

• Tag Anything, Your Way

You can tag games or software in the Steam Store with terms that you think are appropriate, or apply tags that others have already suggested for that title.
Apply genres such as “Puzzle”, themes like “Military”, or attributes such as “Difficult”. Or, come up with entirely new concepts to apply in categorizing products.

• Browse By Popular Tags

Browse a new section of the Steam Store to discover games and software, organized by the most frequently used tags.
Plus, narrow your search to just products tagged with the terms you and your friends have applied.
Browse Popular Tags

• Browse By Tags Recommended For You

Browse by tags recommended based on the games you have played and software you have used recently.
Browse Recommended Tags

• Tag In Your Language

Tags will be categorized by the language they are entered in. So, if you have Steam set to Danish, you will see popular tags applied by other users that run Steam with the language set to Danish.

• Discover Powerful New Filtering

As you browse for products by tag, you’ll find new filtering controls to help narrow your search. Now you can easily find those single-player, platformer games, that run on Linux and have Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Full Controller Support.

Very cool. So, keep an eye out for this new feature, now on Steam. I for one love this idea, as it really personalizes the way you search for, buy, read about and interact with the content on Steam. I'm even going to go so far as to say that Steam has really revolutionized the interactions we have with digital media, and done it in a fun, original, and very classy way.

I've always been a huge fan of Valve games, and their Steam platform, and I hope that they continue to supply us with quality time and time again. It's rare to see a company do so well after so many years, where so many others have failed their customers (cough, EA, cough) but Valve seems to be keeping it together, props to you, Gabe.

By the way, anyone else wondering when Left for Dead 3 is coming? Yeah. About that. ;)

Thanks for reading, and stay classy. :)


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