Thomas Vander Wal is an information architect best known for coining the term "folksonomy".[1] He is also known for initiating the term "infocloud".[2] His work has primarily dealt with the Web and with information design and structure.
He has worked for the INDUS Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland, is a member of the Founding Leadership Council for The Information Architecture Institute, and the Steering Committee for the Web Standards Project (WaSP). He is also the Alumni Tech Lead for Boxes and Arrows magazine.
He spoke at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Web convention in January 2008.[3]