Social Bookmarking Newbie Does "Research"
February 15th, 2006
Though we at Design Delineations have been doing Web site design and even blog theme design long enough to feel quite expert in this area, I have been relatively ignorant regarding social bookmarking. Today I set out to find out exactly what goes on in the world of social bookmarking.
Here are some things I learned. First, there are several Web sites that allow users to subscribe to RSS feeds, store their bookmarks online and share them with friends. These are del.icio.us, Furl, Simpy and many more. I tested all of the ones mentioned above and liked each of them about equally.
What I found when I tested both Digg and Reddit though really surprised me. These are sophisticated content filtration systems that allow peers to critique and promote articles. What rises to the top is likely to be heavily reviewed and therefore, hopefully, worth reading.
On Reddit.com and Digg.com I posted similar content and received similar response. However, friendly fact checkers at Digg corrected some errors in my post while at Reddit, all I received were negative votes. Which community will serve me better?
Edit: Another social bookmarking Web site that I found extremely fun to use and not super combative was BlinkList.
Edit2: I submitted other content to Reddit - better researched and written - and have not received the strongly negative response.
Edit3: Steve Rubel says, “Yahoo won when they bought del.icio.us. Game over. Move along. Nothing to see here. The bookmarks have left the building.” I need to pick one service and stick to it to avoid hassles managing mulitple lists. It will likely be del.icio.us. Not because of Rubel, but because it is easy to use, the standard tool by which all others are measured, and well supported by plugin developers for many Web applications.
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2 Comments
1. Democratic RSS Feed Filte&hellip | February 18th, 2006 at 11:38 am
[...] While I still hold to everything I said in my Social Bookmarking “Research” post, I am developing more respect for Reddit’s radical democratic culture every day. This is due because I understand Reddit better. [...]
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