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This is a list of NOTABLE social bookmarking websites, as judged by Wikipedia's notability policies, obtained by searching Wikipedia for WP:N. Please don't add external links or wikilinks to nonexistent articles – instead, read our notability policies and write the article first, ensuring to demonstrate notability. Entries without articles, redlinks, external links, and links to articles that aren't about the social bookmarking website in question will be pruned periodically. Fill in the background info too, please, to make this article useful.
Important note ends. -->'''[[Social bookmarking]] websites''' allow Internet users to organize and store [[Internet bookmark|bookmarks]] to online resources.

The sites provide [[folksonomy]]-based tagging, sharing features, [[web feed]]s, and [[bookmarklet]]s to easily add entries.<ref name="showdown">{{cite journal |last=Gilbertson |first=Scott |title=Social Bookmarking Showdown |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |url=http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2006/11/72070 |date=November 6, 2006}}</ref> Users can access their bookmarks from any computer.<ref name="showdown"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Description
! Web address
! Status
|-
| [[BibSonomy]]
| BibSonomy is a system for sharing bookmarks and lists of literature.
| [http://www.bibsonomy.org bibsonomy.org]
|
|-
| [[CiteULike]]
|
| [http://www.citeulike.org citeulike.org]
|
|-
| [[Delicious (website)|Delicious]]
| The site was bought by [[Avos Systems]] on April 27, 2011 though was operated by Yahoo! until July 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/04/bookmark-this-youtubes-chad-hurley-and-steve-chen-buy-delicious-from-yahoo.html |title=Bookmark this: YouTube's Chad Hurley and Steve Chen buy Delicious from Yahoo |last=Guynn |first=Jessica |date=27 April 2011 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=27 April 2011}}</ref>
| [http://www.delicious.com delicious.com]
| Active
|-
| [[Digg]]
|
| [http://www.digg.com digg.com]
|
|-
| [[Diigo]]
| Designed to bookmark web pages and highlight key points for reference. Free.
| [http://www.diigo.com/ diigo.com]
|
|-
| [[GiveALink.org]]
|
| [http://www.givealink.org givealink.org]
|
|-
| [[Google Bookmarks]]
| Bookmarking service By Google
| [http://www.google.com/bookmarks/ google.com/bookmarks]
|
|-
| [[Knowledge Plaza]]
| [[Enterprise bookmarking]] tool for websites, documents, contacts, e-mails, discussions, book references and wikis.
| [http://www.knowledgeplaza.net/ knowledgeplaza.net]
|
|-
| [[Licorize]]
| Bookmarking tool which integrates bookmarking with to-do management and [[Getting Things Done]] styled tools.
| [http://licorize.com/ licorize.com]
|
|-
| [[Mister Wong]]
|
| [http://www.mister-wong.com mister-wong.com]
|
|-
| [[Newsvine]]
|
| [http://www.newsvine.com newsvine.com]
|
|-
| [[Oneview]]
|
| [http://www.oneview.com oneview.com]
|
|-
| [[Pearltrees]]
| Collaborative bookmark exploration and curation tool organized and presented like a mind map.
| [http://pearltrees.com pearltrees.com]
|
|-
| [[Pinboard (website)|Pinboard]]
| Social networking site with functions similar to the original Delicious. One-time signup fee.
| [http://pinboard.in pinboard.in]
|
|-
| [[Pinterest]]
|
| [http://www.pinterest.com pinterest.com]
|
|-
| [[Reddit]]
| Users submit content in the form of either a link or a text ("self") post. Links and content can be voted on.
| [http://www.reddit.com reddit.com]
|
|-
| [[SiteBar]]
|
| [http://sitebar.org sitebar.org]
|
|-
| [[Squidoo]]
|
| [http://www.squidoo.com/homepage/index.php squidoo.com]
|
|-
| [[StumbleUpon]]
| StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that finds and recommends web content to its users.
| [http://www.stumbleupon.com/ stumbleupon.com]
|
|-
| [[Twine (website)|Twine]]
|
| [http://www.twine.com www.twine.com]
| Inactive
|-
| [[We Heart It]]
| We Heart It is an image-based social network for inspiring images
| [http://www.weheartit.com weheartit.com]
| Active
|-
| [[Xmarks]]
|
| [http://www.xmarks.com xmarks.com]
| Active
|}

==Defunct sites==

*'''Amplify''': web clipping service, bought by [[Clipboard]] in 2012.<ref name="clipboard">[http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/17/as-social-bookmarking-reignites-venture-backed-clipboard-acquires-clipmarks-amplify/ As Social Bookmarking Reignites, Venture-Backed Clipboard Acquires Clipmarks & Amplify]</ref> The current website, [[Amplify Education|Amplify.com]], runs an education service launched in 2012 by News Corp, which has no relation to the prior bookmark service.
*'''[[BookmarkSync]]'''
*'''[[Clipmarks]]''': a Delicious-like social bookmarking service, bought by [[Clipboard]] in 2012.<ref name="clipboard"/>
*'''[[Connotea]]''': discontinued service on March 12, 2013. [http://www.connotea.org/]
*'''[[Faves.com|Faves]]''': as of January 2012, the service is no longer active. [http://www.faves.com/]
*'''[[Furl]]''': web page clipping and archiving service, founded in 2003 and acquired by Diigo in 2009.<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2009/03/09/diigo-buys-web-page-clipping-service-furl-away-from-looksmart/ Diigo Buys Web Page Clipping Service Furl Away From LookSmart]</ref>
*'''[[Gnolia]]''' (formerly ''Ma.gnolia'')
*'''[[My Web]]''': as of November 2005 - redeveloped social bookmarking website. [http://www.internetexpert.biz/]
*'''[[Simpy]]''' (formerly ''de.lirio.us'')

==See also==
*[[Comparison of enterprise bookmarking platforms]]
*[[List of social software]]
*[[List of social networking websites]]
*[[Comparison of reference management software]] <!-- social citation software -->

== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist|2}}

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[[Category:Social bookmarking| ]]
[[Category:Social software|*bookmarking websites]]
[[Category:Lists of websites|Social bookmarking]]

Revision as of 07:22, 21 August 2014

Social bookmarking websites allow Internet users to organize and store bookmarks to online resources.

The sites provide folksonomy-based tagging, sharing features, web feeds, and bookmarklets to easily add entries.[1] Users can access their bookmarks from any computer.[1]

Name Description Web address Status
BibSonomy BibSonomy is a system for sharing bookmarks and lists of literature. bibsonomy.org
CiteULike citeulike.org
Delicious The site was bought by Avos Systems on April 27, 2011 though was operated by Yahoo! until July 2011.[2] delicious.com Active
Digg digg.com
Diigo Designed to bookmark web pages and highlight key points for reference. Free. diigo.com
GiveALink.org givealink.org
Google Bookmarks Bookmarking service By Google google.com/bookmarks
Knowledge Plaza Enterprise bookmarking tool for websites, documents, contacts, e-mails, discussions, book references and wikis. knowledgeplaza.net
Licorize Bookmarking tool which integrates bookmarking with to-do management and Getting Things Done styled tools. licorize.com
Mister Wong mister-wong.com
Newsvine newsvine.com
Oneview oneview.com
Pearltrees Collaborative bookmark exploration and curation tool organized and presented like a mind map. pearltrees.com
Pinboard Social networking site with functions similar to the original Delicious. One-time signup fee. pinboard.in
Pinterest pinterest.com
Reddit Users submit content in the form of either a link or a text ("self") post. Links and content can be voted on. reddit.com
SiteBar sitebar.org
Squidoo squidoo.com
StumbleUpon StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that finds and recommends web content to its users. stumbleupon.com
Twine www.twine.com Inactive
We Heart It We Heart It is an image-based social network for inspiring images weheartit.com Active
Xmarks xmarks.com Active

Defunct sites

  • Amplify: web clipping service, bought by Clipboard in 2012.[3] The current website, Amplify.com, runs an education service launched in 2012 by News Corp, which has no relation to the prior bookmark service.
  • BookmarkSync
  • Clipmarks: a Delicious-like social bookmarking service, bought by Clipboard in 2012.[3]
  • Connotea: discontinued service on March 12, 2013. [1]
  • Faves: as of January 2012, the service is no longer active. [2]
  • Furl: web page clipping and archiving service, founded in 2003 and acquired by Diigo in 2009.[4]
  • Gnolia (formerly Ma.gnolia)
  • My Web: as of November 2005 - redeveloped social bookmarking website. [3]
  • Simpy (formerly de.lirio.us)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Gilbertson, Scott (November 6, 2006). "Social Bookmarking Showdown". Wired.
  2. ^ Guynn, Jessica (27 April 2011). "Bookmark this: YouTube's Chad Hurley and Steve Chen buy Delicious from Yahoo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b As Social Bookmarking Reignites, Venture-Backed Clipboard Acquires Clipmarks & Amplify
  4. ^ Diigo Buys Web Page Clipping Service Furl Away From LookSmart
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