Exercise #12 is here and its all about Social Bookmarking. And more to the point, its about the website del.icio.us. This website is all about saving your bookmarks, tagging them, and how those tags can help you and others find other sites related to your bookmarks.
Right away I found some interesting stuff by following tags. Beginning with the KCLS 27 Things del.iciou.us page, I clicked on the Cookbook tag, which linked to a useful tutorial on how to use del.icio.us as a virtual cookbook. An interesting read, but not particularly useful for someone who doesn't have to try very hard to burn water. So I browsed the related tags and decided to check out the Tools tag. That, I can tell you, is a very broad tag. So I narrowed it down a bit, and clicked the Windows tag. And, because I'm running Windows Vista at home, I followed one more link and used the Vista tag. Here I found links on "things you didn't know about Vista", and "how to dual boot XP and Vista". Now thems some good readins!
Obviously, this is a fairly Me-oriented experience, but its a great example of how del.icio.us can help people browse all sorts of information! Beginning with a vague topic of interest, perhaps for your next thesis paper, you can follow related tags from other users and find some interesting sites with ease! There are tons of boring sites on the internet, but with del.icio.us you will have an easier time finding the more interesting ones!
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Dear Shortbeard,
Great blog! Love the links too! I can't wait to read more of your amazing adventures! Be sure to keep it G rated though; I'm young and innocent.
You are freaking awesome! I subscribe to you. Long live the Pirate Captain!
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