There is a variety of ways to implement tag clouds. Some methods are more popular than the other ones. Most clouds are primarily sorted alphabetically. Here are the main Tag Clouds Types:
* Tags are sorted alphabetically. The most important or frequent terms are highlighted via an appropriate font size.
* Tags are sorted alphabetically. All terms have the same font size and weight. More important terms are highlighted with a font color or a background color.
* Tags are sorted according to their importance or frequency. Both font-size and colors can be used to emphasize the importance of terms.
* Tags aren't sorted at all. Font-size, font-weight and colors in use.
* Tags are sorted according to their similarity. Similar terms appear as neighbours next to each other. A variety of visual formatting can be applied.

Discussions about Tag Clouds Types:
PEREZ LARRY (Live chat software) says:
I am wonderring if all these are done automatically or is there any "human presence" to manage it?

HALL JEFFREY (Customer zone) says:
Well, It can be used as marketing: some tags can be artificially highlight and convert them to the attention of visitors.

YOUNG FRANK (Teen web chat) says:
It where a possibility to use the tag clouds as a main navigation tool?

ALLEN SCOTT (Video on demand software) says:
As it was said, tags in the tag cloud (a cloud of labels) usually ranks in alphabetical order. Frequency tag on the Web to reach the tag cloud tag highlighting the font size or color (the must demanded - the more significant). Tag usually leads to a page listing the contents included under this brand.
Tag cloud be used to navigating the site (visitor immediately knows what content is popular), as well as a regular navigational element.

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