Social Bookmarking I have already written on this topic before (see previous post here). However, it seems like a new social bookmarking tool comes out every day. And Friday, there was an article in PC Magazine reviewing a few of them. Tomorrow we'll be doing a podcast episode about them, so the air is abuzz with social bookmarking. Why is social bookmarking so cool? Lots of reasons, chief among them (for me), the social aspect. How is bookmarking social, you ask? Well, because people are involved. You know how when you search for books on Amazon, you also get the ever present "People who purchased this book also purchased . . ." list. Well, that's what social bookmarking gets you. When you save an article, you'll see a list of articles that other people who saved that article saved. Much as I love technology, a computer can only do so much for you. When you get to see what similar-minded people are interested in reading, it's like going to a conference everyday, only less expensive and more expedient.

So here's a brief preview of social bookmarking. First, I'd read the PC Magazine article linked to above. It gives a good overview. Also read my previous post linked above. In our podcast tomorrow, we'll cover the basics and look at a few different options. Here's a short list:

Furl
BlinkList
del.icio.us
H20 Playlist
Yahoo! MyWeb 2.0
Simpy
Scuttle

Those are the ones I'm familiar with. Tune in tomorrow to get the lowdown.

social bookmarking, education ¶ 3:47 PM, posted by Laura