Week 6, Thing # 13

I explored the concept of social bookmarking through del.icio.us. The SJLibrary's del.icio.us page is a great example of what it encompasses. On a very basic level, one can use bookmarking to categorize favorite web pages. However, there is so much more potential for this feature. It's a way for a group to share great sites. Conversely, this can also help someone focus a search. It appears to combine Internet searching with blogging, as posters can comment on particular sites. It also expands search results, because one may also explore others' related tagged sites. I like that viewers can also see how many users have bookmarked the sites. I did create a de.licio.us account and will be exploring this site in the future.