Thing 17

I started a Del.icio.us account awhile ago but have so far neglected to use it.  I don’t bookmark sites all that frequently, and bookmarking them through Firefox is just a habit by now.  After reading more about Del.icio.us for Thing 17, though, I’m resolving to use it more.  Tagging is a wonderful tool for links, and really any other kind of organizing.  Instead of just placing links in a labeled folder (which is what I do now), you can tag them with multiple terms, allowing for a lot more flexibility.  I wish I’d had Del.icio.us when I was doing online research for my thesis last year! 

It’s also wonderful that you can access your links from anywhere and share them with others.  I’m thinking I may use Del.icio.us when doing Internet-based research for my assistantship supervisor.  Then I can just share any links I find with her through Del.icio.us – much easier than copying and pasting the list into a Word file and emailing it.  I wonder if online tools like Del.icio.us are the wave of the future as far as bookmarking links – maybe someday no one will bookmark through their browser anymore!