Thing 11: del.icio.us

I like del.icio.us much more now than a did when I tried it a couple of years ago. I thought then that it was confusing, and I couldn't get the buttons to load. I was also learning about more exciting (to me, of course) things such as MySpace and Library Thing, and they outshone del.icio.us. Also, the punctuation in del.icio.us is hard for me to remember, but, to be fair, I just googled the word delicious and the site came up without bothering with any punctuation.

This time around I had lowered expectations. I still couldn't get the buttons to load on my computer, but I had a fun time choosing, tagging and bundling twenty links. I like the idea that I can access my bookmarks from any computer. I mildly enjoy seeing who else shares my markers. I want to explore this more. I will probably continue to use this in my personal life.

I can see using this as a research tool and for Readers' Advisory. I like the way the Menasha Public Library has their bookmarks easily accessible from their website under "Recommended Websites" and the bookmarks themselves are organized by general and then specific categories. I think it's the most user-friendly set-up of the del.icio.us library pages that I viewed.