Thing # 9: Set up a del.icio.us account and learn about tagging

Ever wish you could take your bookmarks with you? Got a list of bookmarks a mile long that you wished you could organize without creating a scary complicated file folder structure? Or say you're looking to buy a car and a friend is helping you out - wouldn't it be nice to have an easy way to share websites that you've found without emailing them to each other? Welcome to the world of social bookmarking.

Using del.icio.us, and other sites like it, you can bookmark websites, organize them using tags and access your bookmarks from any computer.

1) Go to http://del.icio.us/ and set up an account.
2) Add a couple of bookmarks to your del.icio.us account. As you add each site, add a tag or two to describe that site. For an example of a del.icio.us account with a lot of bookmarks, see the LIBY 1210 del.icio.us site: http://del.icio.us/liby1210.
3) Post the URL of your del.icio.us site in your blog entry for this week and answer the following questions:

- How might an individual use del.icio.us?
- What is tagging? What are it's advantages and disadvantages?
- How does del.icio.us embody the principles of the Web 2.0 philosophy?

Resources: http://del.icio.us/liby1210/tagging

Post length: At least 150 words.
Due: Wed, January 31st by 9pm.