del.icio.us take 2

Well, in this catch-up week I’ve gone back to delicious and created an account. It’s still not much of a profile yet, so I’m not making it public, but probably will when I get more comfortable with it. From what I’ve read about delicious, here are the features that I like and look forward to using:

• ability to view “all” or “popular”
• reading list
• syllabus–access via URL
• create a shared tag–create a unique tag, designate others to create that same tag and then everyone posts their findings there
• the magic middle–put others to work for you–their bookmarks and tags have filtered sites for you 
• potential tool for research assistance

del.icio.us

Wow. I used to think I was up on a lot of the hip places online, but since beginning Learn & Play, I realize there’s a lot I’ve been missing. I’ve heard of del.icio.us, but never taken a moment to scope it out and see what it’s all about. I should have! This is a great tool. I can definitely see its potential in assisting with research–I wish it had been around when I was in college! It also appears to be a smart organizational tool, which, considering the vastness of the internet, who couldn’t appreciate? As a Rover, I could see del.icio.us being quite helpful as sort of a virtual rolodex.