Social Boomarking Isn’t Just Delicious…It’s

Helpful!Dianna K. Wiggins

DLS “Let’s Get Social” SeriesJuly 20, 2010

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Tied to one point of access

Prone to browser crashes

Gets cumbersome and “unruly”

Limited to just my use

A look at the “old ways”

Note: The benefit is being able to jump from site to site without leaving the browser session.

1. It’s EASY to get started and it makes your life easier too!

2. It’s “social” – grow your knowledge about more on the Web through the “power of many.”

3. It’s out on the Web, so you can access your bookmarks from anywhere using any machine.

4. It makes sense to you as you build your own naming/tagging scheme.

5. Eliminates needless searching for “something you saw.”

6. Comes with handy tools that make it even more useful.

7. Integrates with other Web curation and syndication tools.

Benefits of Social Bookmarking

It’s easy (and free) to get started…

Trending bookmarks on the front page to get you started!

Note: Try to be consistent in your branding, and avoid “funky” names that won’t be recognized.

It’s “Social”My NetworkTheir Recent

Bookmarks

Benefit: Cover more of the Web by adding others to your social bookmarking network. Access and subscribe to their bookmarks!

Bookmarks Are “In the Cloud”

• Portability - Not dependent upon any one browser or machine

• Example: Can use same tag for links and pull them up for presentations

• Can reference bookmarks on site as the need arises

Bookmarks Make Sense For YOU!

Tag Cloud View

List View

Handy productivity tools build workflow and eliminate needless searching….

Delicious Menu Bar

Delicious Bookmarks Bar

Bookmarks Sidebar

Access and Add

Manage & View Most Recent Tags

Search and Browse

Saving a new bookmark• Tags suggested

and used by others• Space for notation

and keywords• Can mark as

private from network

• No spaces in tags

More sophisticated sites may offer aggregation and syndication choices or “Share This” buttons

Other ways to add to Delicious…

Browser Add-Ons like Firefox Firestatus that allow you to post from your browser.

Syndication tools like Ping.fm that allow you to post to multiple social media channels at once.

Delicious as a search tool…Suggested filters

Top bookmarks

Related tags

Bubbles up expertise

Questions?