Posts Tagged ‘DEL.ICIO.US’

Delicious Bookmark Tip

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I like the idea behind del.icio.us (referred to as delicious going forward) but managing all the content or “bookmarks” can quickly become an annoyance as they increase in number. If you use delicious already and haven’t already integrated the newest Firefox plugin, I highly recommend doing so. The initial kinks the plugin suffered from seem to have since been ironed out.

Often times, I’ll find myself wanting to quickly save a site into delicious without taking the time to tag it appropriately. I was previously tagging those sites as “tagme” but have since discovered a better method.

Instead of having a tag like “tagme”, “unread” or even no tag at all, make use of the networking tags that delicious offers and tag it as “for:yourname” (where yourname is your delicious user name.

When using the firefox plugin this becomes a two-click action because the “for:yourname” option becomes listed under the network tags.

As an added benefit, the sites you bookmark in this manner can be found in your delicious inbox which remain marked as unread until you open that folder. Nice huh?

New Firefox Del.icio.us Plugin

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A friend of mine (thanks Brian) brought it to my attention that Yahoo recently released a new version of the Firefox del.icio.us plugin that takes integrated bookmarks to the next level.

What Are These Things?

If you’re not already familiar with Firefox; it’s a great alternative to browsing the web with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Download, Install, Enjoy - Do yourself a favor and:

Del.icio.us on the other hand is an online bookmarking resource which organizes bookmarks according to tags (e.g., ’space’, ‘construction’, etc..) instead of using a folder hierarchy. It takes a bit getting used to but after time I’m sure you’ll find it to be an invaluable resource as do I.

Get To It Already

The “classic” Firefox del.icio.us plugin maintains a separation between your del.icio.us plugins and your Firefox bookmarks. The newer plugin however will import your ‘browser based’ plugins into del.icio.us - which isn’t by itself a new del.icio.us feature - but then it also replaces your browser-based controls and content with the del.icio.us content.

This allows you to use the power of client side controls to access your online bookmarks. Using those controls allows you the ability to search and manage your bookmarks with more familiar and easy to use interface elements.

firefox plugin wanted

Brian had a good suggestion that would further enhance this plugin; actually, it’s an enhancement to Firefox or an entirely different plugin altogether. Anyway, due to the fact that the Firefox sidebar contains a variety of elements (bookmarks, history, search results, etc..); there should be a simple way to graphically allow the user to jump between elements. Take a look at Brian’s illustration, it presents the idea very well.

Anyway, if you use Firefox and Del.icio.us I’m sure you’ll love the integration this new plugin offers.