November 8, 2009

Social Bookmarking

  • Social bookmarking is a way to share and manage your bookmarks with others
  • Anyone can use social bookmarking
  • you can sign up for a free account and start tagging your own websites that you find interesting and search other people's bookmarks
  • This is significant because you can share your bookmarks with others and find useful websites to help you in your field of interest
  • all of your bookmarks are stored online, you can access your bookmarks from any computer with internet access.
  • It is easy to find a wealth of information when you look at bookmarks from your peers who are researching similar information.
  • Some of the downsides are that it can be overwhelming
  • Benefits include the ability to access your bookmarks from more than one computer, the ability to organize your bookmarks with keywords, and the ability to access others bookmarks, too.
  • Delicious was my favorite because it was the simplest. I also tried diigo and simply.