This week in CIS135 I had the opportunity to learn more about social bookmarking/tagging. Before this week I was vaguely aware that social bookmarking existed, but had never used it, nor did I know what it's purpose was.
So to start off I researched social bookmarking and found some good sites to clue me in on what it was and how to use it. Here are some links to info I found useful:
http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialbookmarking101/p/aboutsocialtags.htm
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf.
I then signed up for two major tagging sites which are StumbleUpon and Delicious. There are a little different but are both pretty cool. StumbleUpon was really easy to set up because there is a "Sign on with Facebook" feature. That made it easy to get going. Delicious was also pretty easy to set up, and after it took my information it gave some good information on how to use the site.
The following is an excerpt from my class wiki entry:
"Delicious:
On Delicious there are 4 basic things to do. These are saving, stacking, sharing, and discovering. During the setup, Delicious gives these instructions:
Save
Saving links on delicious makes it easy to find them later on and then share them with anyone. The best way to save a link is to add a Delicious bookmarklet to your browser toolbar so you can instantly save links as you’re bouncing around the web. Or, as you’re browsing Delicious, click "save" next to any link or stack you find interesting.
Stack
A stack is a collection of links built around a common theme. To get started, visit the stack tab on your profile page and click “create stack.” Choose at least three links, add juicy descriptions, pick the best images, choose the layout, and shuffle the order of links. When you’re all set, click publish to share your Delicious stack.
Share & Discover
Sharing your favorite links and stacks on Delicious is as easy as clicking the share button. In addition, browsing through stacks is a great way to explore interesting topics and find the best web content out there. Follow your favorite Delicious collectors to see what other great stuff they uncover.
So the idea is actually very basic. Users simply save links and the sort them into stacks to be shared with others. The site seems to be focused more on organizing the web and making it easy to access the best information on any subject. For example, I did a search for “Social bookmarking” and found stacks with links to many sites with quality information about it. The stacks are great because you can find information on the internet that others have already sorted for you."
StumbleUpon
I liked this site also, but not as much because it seems like it is geared more towards feeding you content automatically, rather than letting you search for exactly what you want (though there are categories you can select from). StumbleUpon is also a lot more aesthetically pleasing and seems like something "hipsters" are apt to use. It's definitively not as useful as Delicious, but if you're just wanting to kill some time looking at interesting content then StumbleUpon is the way to go.
Other Links for StumbleUpon as seen on course wiki:
Wiki page for StumbleUpon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StumbleUpon
How to use StumbleUpon
http://www.elirose.com/2011/08/what-is-stumbleupon-how-to-use-stumbleupon/
Using StumbleUpon to generate traffic
http://www.brendansadventures.com/stumbleupon/
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