[Web4lib] del.icio.us tags and bookmarking sites -- WHY DO IT?

[John W. Chapman]

I don't think Furl and others like it are designed to "replace Google" - I 
think they are designed to add a context to resources, a context of utility 
and popularity that exists outside of the content within those resources. 
You could think of it as a pathfinder, and recommend it as such to the user 
who wants to find currently applicable sites on a particular topic. 


On 5/23/05, Drew, Bill <drewwe at morrisville.edu> wrote:
> 
> But if the major search engines are not doing tagging or adding such 
> things to their databases, what is the current value to the typical user 
> that is probably not aware of tagging? I can see it as something librarians 
> need to keep an eye on as an up and coming technology but is it worthwhile 
> instructing our users about it? Will Furl or something like it replace 
> Google? I don't think so.
>  Bill Drew
> drewwe at morrisville.edu
> 
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* John W. Chapman [mailto:johnwchapman at gmail.com] 
> *Sent:* Monday, May 23, 2005 10:53 AM
> *To:* Drew, Bill
> *Cc:* web4lib at webjunction.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Web4lib] del.icio.us <http://del.icio.us> tags and 
> bookmarking sites -- WHY DO IT?
> 
> The main benefit I derive from the del.icio.us <http://del.icio.us> site 
> is by seeing who else has linked to the articles I have, and then looking to 
> see what other sites they have found that I might have missed. In addition, 
> the level of linking to particular resources, especially when observed over 
> time, can provide clues as to the currency or hype around a particular 
> trend. This is particularly true when looking for information on the type of 
> resources that users of the service skew towards - web development, graphic 
> design, tech gadgetry, etc.
> 
> Saying that, I find it useful, but not crucial - a once-a-week type of 
> service, not a daily one. 
> 
> 


-- 
- John
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