Thoughts on Delicious ~ a social bookmarking site

I am pleased to have been introduced to this social bookmarking site through the BAPP course, although my use of it during the module has not been extensive.

Delicious provides a useful way to recommend resources found on the internet to other users. It is a progression from the way in which we save online resources to our computer’s ‘Favourites bar’, as it allows anyone with a Delicious account to view your bookmarked items.

There are two key benefits to this feature. The first is that we can instantly find our saved items through any computer with internet access, as opposed to the traditional method of using just one computer to access our saved links. The second benefit is the ability to share resources with an online community, which is of particular benefit to a group such as those on the BAPP course. The ability to tag resources with keywords is a useful device when searching for links that those inside your Delicious network have added. I have also found it beneficial to see resources that other Delicious users (outside of my network) have contributed to the online library.

Sharing resources amongst an online community is a technique that could be used for a variety of purposes. Students; work colleagues; friends; family, or members of an organisation or club are all examples of groups that could potentially find Delicious of benefit. Social bookmarking is a new concept for me, but one that I shall certainly bear in mind for the future.