The Problem: Why "Twingling" has not caught on

It's not that people aren't interested in it, it's that people's perception has been 'atrophied' by the pervasive 'folders and files' metaphor. Consequently, there are two types of computer users, those who can benefit from this approach, and those who don't yet realize they can benefit from it.

See, for example, limits of folders and more limits of folders. and Pivot tables and faceted classification.

Just some links off the tippy top of my head ... this 'twingling' thing is not a new phenomenon, but another name for something that hasn't seem to catch on in the mainstream. Perhaps 'twingling' will catch some hype and get people's attention. Perhaps the *multitude* of other versions of the same thing (but by different names) will catch on ... (btw anyone know where the word 'twingling' even comes from???)