Do you visit many websites throughout the day? Have you ever been on a site and thought to yourself, "Wow, this is really interesting/neat/cool." So you saved that site to a word document or to a list of websites on your browser or you hand-write it on a post-it note at your desk. Then a few days or weeks or months go by and you remember that awesome website you found, only now you cannot remember where you saved it.
If this has happened to you, not to worry, you are not alone. I, myself, have been known to save websites on a word document, write them on a post-it note only to lose the post-it, and save them in a huge list of bookmarks that I forget about.
Social Bookmarking is an online tool for organizing and saving URLs and other content. Not only can you save all of those websites in one place, but you can also share them with others.
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Overall social bookmarking is a great way to stay organized virtually. In my humble opinion, Pinterest is much more visual, there are images that go with each site. Diigo is more academic looking; it's a great resource for article sharing and annotating. Both have strengths and weaknesses in their interfaces. Pinterest is easier to use and set up and Diigo has better academic content. Pinterest inspires and Diigo educates. They are kind of like an elementary school classroom filing cabinet: organized and function & asthetically pleasing.
My apologies for the awful html coding this week.
If this has happened to you, not to worry, you are not alone. I, myself, have been known to save websites on a word document, write them on a post-it note only to lose the post-it, and save them in a huge list of bookmarks that I forget about.
Social Bookmarking is an online tool for organizing and saving URLs and other content. Not only can you save all of those websites in one place, but you can also share them with others.
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| Question | Diigo | |
|---|---|---|
| Can you use multiple tags? | No, descriptions | Yes |
| Can you copy and paste from original article to appear in comments about site? | Yes, in description | Yes, in description |
| Can others post comments on your site? | Yes | Yes |
| Can you follow others? Can they follow you? | Yes, people and boards | Supposedly, but as of posting I couldn't |
| Can you message people you follow? | Yes, directly or commenting | Yes, commenting on links |
| Are you offered suggestions for related articles? | Yes, homepage | Yes, through groups |
| Would you continue to use either of these? Why? | Pinterest and I go way back. When I lived in China, Pinterest was one of the few sites that wasn't blocked by the Great Firewall. Pinterest became a staple of lesson planning, image finding, and connecting with colleagues from around the world. I have been using Pinterest for years and I will continue to do so. | Diijo was a new tool for me. Thus far I am really enjoying being able to save all of my bookmarks in one place. I don't know if I'll continue to use it but more than likely. It's much more academic than Pinterest. |
Overall social bookmarking is a great way to stay organized virtually. In my humble opinion, Pinterest is much more visual, there are images that go with each site. Diigo is more academic looking; it's a great resource for article sharing and annotating. Both have strengths and weaknesses in their interfaces. Pinterest is easier to use and set up and Diigo has better academic content. Pinterest inspires and Diigo educates. They are kind of like an elementary school classroom filing cabinet: organized and function & asthetically pleasing.
My apologies for the awful html coding this week.
I agree totally with your assessment. You have described them exactly as they were intended to be. I think it is interesting that Pinterest is not blocked in China.
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