I've wanted to know what the big deal is about Del.icio.us for a while, and now I get it. To me, the big deal is this: no matter what computer you're on, at home, school, at someone else's house, you can access your bookmarked websites. At the outset, that doesn't sound like such a big deal. But when you think of research, suddenly that takes on huge proportions. How long do you sit in front of the computer looking for good websites in the first place -- a long time! Then you have to leave the computer and live life (humph!), and when you come back, maybe someone else is on the computer you were on previously -- or maybe you are in a different locale, trying to pick up the thread of research from a few hours before. If you didn't save your bookmark to a portable device, you're up a creek! That's when Del.icio.us or Furl or Ma.gnolia swoops in to rescue you. You've saved to a universally accessible site, and all is well with your research world.
But that's just one way these social bookmarking sites are good. Another is that they are "social" -- others can see how you've identified or tagged them, and can add them to their own bookmarks, and you can do the same with other people's bookmarks. You know the old saying, two minds are better than one. How much better would it be to be doing research on an obscure topic and come across others' identified articles on the same thing? I'd call that a lifesaver!
In my elementary school, I'm not sure I'll be using this, for 2 reasons: 1) the district filter probably won't allow it (but it's worth investigating); 2) more importantly, since every student has their own password i.d., I believe that everything they do under their password transfers to whatever computer they're working on, including bookmarks. However, this is a good topic for discussion to have with my technology representative! Any of you smart librarians know the answer?
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