Social Bookmarking with Del.icio.us

I recently began using a social bookmarking site known as Del.icio.us. Delicious allows you to create an online account where you can bookmark websites. There are many advantages of using this method over using bookmarks/favorites in your web browser. These advantages include but are not limited to:

• You can access your bookmarks anywhere. They are not on one specific computer.
• You can bookmark links with the simple click of a button.
• Other people can view your bookmarks and vice versa .
• You can tag your bookmarks with keywords so you can easily navigate through them.
• You can add people to your "network". Basically, you can watch what certain people are bookmarking.
• You can bookmark links for someone else and they can do the same for you. So, if you see something a friend/colleague may be interested in, you can recommend it to them. This way, you no longer have to email links to each other. We all have enough emails to read as it is.
• You can create a "link roll" which allows you to post your delicious links on your website or blog. (you can see mine on the right side of my blog)
• You can see what the most popular sites are in general or what is popular according to a specific keyword.

There are many more advantages but I don't want to have a mile-long list on my blog.

For more information watch the Common Craft Video

Give Del.icio.us a try; it is free to sign up and there are no obligations. If you decide it is not for you, just stop using it.