1. A method comprising: defining, via a computing device, text to be included within a first text message; assigning, via the computing device, one or more tags to the first text message, wherein the one or more tags are chosen from a plurality of available tags, and wherein the plurality of available tags are defined before the text to be included within the first text message is defined; and transmitting, via the computing device, the first text message, including the text and the one or more tags, to one or more recipients; wherein the plurality of tags includes one or more of a handraise tag, a chat tag, a minute tag, and a scribe tag, and wherein at least one of: the handraise tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to focus the attention of participants of an online discussion on the message; the chat tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to discuss the message in greater detail; the minute tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates that the message should be memorialized within minutes associated with the online discussion; the scribe tag is assigned when the user indicates that the message should be supplemented for ease of use by a user with a disability.
1. A method comprising: defining, via a computing device, text to be included within a first text message; assigning, via the computing device, one or more tags to the first text message, wherein the one or more tags are chosen from a plurality of available tags, and wherein the plurality of available tags are defined before the text to be included within the first text message is defined; and transmitting, via the computing device, the first text message, including the text and the one or more tags, to one or more recipients; wherein the plurality of tags includes one or more of a handraise tag, a chat tag, a minute tag, and a scribe tag, and wherein at least one of: the handraise tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to focus the attention of participants of an online discussion on the message; the chat tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates an intention to discuss the message in greater detail; the minute tag is assigned to a message when a user indicates that the message should be memorialized within minutes associated with the online discussion; the scribe tag is assigned when the user indicates that the message should be supplemented for ease of use by a user with a disability. 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of available tags are independent of subject matter associated with the first text message.