Chrome lets you synchronize browser-based bookmarks across computers. *-- Russ Abbott* *_____________________________________________* *** Professor, Computer Science* * California State University, Los Angeles*
* Google voice: 747-*999-5105 Google+: https://plus.google.com/114865618166480775623/ * vita: *http://sites.google.com/site/russabbott/ *_____________________________________________* On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Nicholas Thompson < nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Thanks Owen. Since I use only firefox and only one computer, I can see why > I have never felt the need.. **** > > ** ** > > Whew!**** > > ** ** > > Nick **** > > ** ** > > *From:* friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On > Behalf Of *Owen Densmore > *Sent:* Saturday, October 08, 2011 9:56 AM > > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Delicious Alternative**** > > ** ** > > I'm using pinboard, and just added the archive feature that keeps a copy of > your bookmarked pages.**** > > ** ** > > Nick: this lets you search your bookmarks, sorta like your own personal > google on the pages you've shown interest in the past. Also: the browsers > have "plugins" which make it easy to add a widget that quickly add the > current page you are looking at to your "cloud" bookmarks. And if you've > selected any data on that page, it becomes a "note", also for searching.** > ** > > On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 2:27 AM, Jochen Fromm <j...@cas-group.net> wrote:** > ** > > In a browser you can store only a small number of bookmarks, and only on > one computer. As Joshua said, if you use multiple computers or multiple > browsers then a social bookmark services is useful. Social bookmark services > are available from any computer, and offer functionalities like tagging. > Tags are useful to find bookmarks and to create taxonomies or folksonomies. > You can also see what other people in your network have bookmarked. > > So how many of you use pinboard, and how many use diigo? Hands up, please > :-) > > -J. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Nicholas Thompson > To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 7:58 PM**** > > > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Delicious Alternative > > **** > > Robert, and others, > > Another one of those naïve questions that drive you guys nuts: > > Why would I want a book marking service beyond what is provided by my > browser? [firefox] Not a rhetorical question. > > > **** > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org**** > > ** ** > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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