Social Bookmarking & So Much More

 This week we were to explore social bookmarking. I never knew that was a thing before now. Diigo was the site that Dr. B wanted us to use. But before I used it I wanted to do some research, and here is what I figured out.

Social bookmarking is a method of storing, organizing, and sharing web pages and online resources that you find useful or interesting. Users can save bookmarks to public websites and tag them with keywords to make them easier to find and share with others.

Here are some advantages and disadvantages of social bookmarking.

Advantages:

-Easy information access: Social bookmarking allows users to access their saved bookmarks from anywhere with an internet connection. Users can also search for bookmarks by tags or keywords, making it easy to find the information they need.

-Sharing information: Social bookmarking allows users to share bookmarks with others, helping to create a sense of community and collaboration. It can also help users discover new resources they may not have found on their own.

-Saves Time: Social bookmarking saves time by allowing users to quickly find/access the information they need without having to search for it again.

Disadvantages:

-Spamming: Social bookmarking can be abused by spammers who create fake accounts to use automated software to submit links to their own websites.

-Lack of privacy: Social bookmarking sites are public, so anything that is bookmarked can be seen by anyone.

-Over-reliance: Depending on social bookmarking can lead to a lack of critical thinking & original research.

So after I researched & gathered the information above I signed up for the FREE version of Diigo & started "bookmarking" sites that I felt were important to me. I never received an invitation to the ETEC527 location.  I looked at Dr. B's Diigo page.  

This is the link to my page: https://www.diigo.com/user/georgette55

Here are some popular social bookmarking sites:

Reddit     Pinterest     Pocket     Digg     Stumble Upon     Mix     Flipboard     

Diigo     Slashdot     Folkd

It's worth mentioning that social bookmarking sites have lost some popularity in recent years due to the rise of social media, but they can still be useful for discovering and sharing content in specific areas.

I never knew that Pinterest was a social bookmarking site till this class, and I have used that site for several years. I do think I will continue to use Diigo in the future. But I am still determined to delete my Twitter account just as soon as this class ends. I am just not that big a fan of social media.

12 Days left & the semester & my Grad School Journey ENDS!!!