And I use Diigo.com, not only because it syncs my bookmarks, but more
importantly lets me annotate my bookmarks and, especially, let's me share
them with "lists" and "groups" I work with, most of whom have international
members.  Basically, Nick, the bookmarking tools that come with any of the
browsers are like driving a car with only one gear.

-tom

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.
>
>
>
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