Okay, this is how I am feeling utterly confused. I am not sure what are the benefits of del.icio.us. If someone could help clear the muddled water with a post, I would appreciate it.
Basically, this is how I understand this application...to organize the bookmarks that you create under favorites on your web browser. I keep my bookmarks to a minimum and have them organized in folders on all of my computers. I think that having to open another browser to browse your bookmarks could get tedious. If I had oodles of bookmarks, say if I were a research librarian at an university, this app could prove beneficial. Maybe in my graduate work, I will be able to truly make it worth my while to use, but for now...not so sure.
Honestly, it seems like more work than is necessary at this time. However, I will keep my mind open to the possibilities. Meanwhile I have "rssed" it.
Hold on...I just had an epiphany...I access four different computers between work and home, all having different bookmarks depending on what I am working on at that moment...yes, it's coming...if I created an account, I could access the SAME bookmarks from any one of those computers...eureka!
45 minutes later...
Okay...I have now set up an account and have my buttons installed on my link bar and I now have three items posted to my del.icio.us. Jedi-mind-tricks in action here: you will create a del.ico.us account, you will post, you will have fun with it.
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Hi there, Bitsy! Though I'm a bit late, I'm just coming across your post here about Delicious. Since I'm a big Delicious fan, I thought I'd let you know how I use it. Yes - you are right about being able to access all your bookmarks no matter what computer you are using. It's wonderful for that reason! But also, it's a great way to SHARE your bookmarks - whether it be with colleagues or with your students. Now, there's a few ways in which you can do this: you can use the networking tools within Delicious which allow you to share bookmarks with other users. Or, my favorite use is the LinkRolls on Delicious. If you ever create Pathfinders for your students, LinkRolls is for you! You can actually customize your Delicious bookmarks for just a certain tag, and then have them posted on your wiki, blog, or whatever. For instance, on my China Pathfinder, I have a LinkRoll for my Delicious bookmarks that are tagged "China". And every time I add a China website to Delicious, it automatically will show up on the LinkRoll - no need to be constantly updating my Pathfinder!
Pretty cool!
Mary @ My Information Highway
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