I created an account with both Diigo and Delicious. At this point I prefer Diigo. It was very easy to set up and easy to bookmark urls. Of course, I am familiar with Diigo since that is what our instructor uses and we've been able to use her shared bookmarks. I was also able to put tags on the bookmarks, as well as comments and made a list for INST5330—I have bookmarked my classmates blogs with the hopes that we will be able to stay in touch after the class is over. I'm also hoping that that will be a great way to keep up with the newest technology, and that we can keep learning from each other. I thought it was very intuitive to use.
On the other hand, Delicious states that it is intuitive—but I would say absolutely not for me. I was excited when I first saw that it was affiliated with yahoo. I started the account easily, and really liked the list of freshest bookmark suggestions. Then it asked if I wanted a bookmarklet or to just bookmark, and did I want to add it to my toolbar? I thought that Delicious was very confusing. I don't know if I missed something or what, but I have no intention of using Delicious. Then I remembered that I have tried Delicious before, and I didn't like it then. I'm hoping that when reading everyone else's posts I find that I was just missing something, but at this point, I will stay with my new Diigo account.
As far as which is best for education, I would say it is great to have a choice. Delicious has a way to share bookmarks and to set up networks, but I believe that that is how our instructor was able to share bookmarks with us in Diigo. Since like everyone else, my time is limited, I choose to use Diigo. I will continue to experiment with Diigo and add more bookmarks. It will be great having access to these bookmarks from wherever I am. In the past I used to save my bookmarks to my favorites, which I still do once in awhile; but if it is something that is really important to me and I want access to it at school and at home, I have started saving my links (especially the ones that I use for teaching) on my Google page. I have several boxes of links on my home page, and at a quick glance, I can click what I need. The timing on Diigo is great because I have been needing to reevaluate my links on my Google page—I have already put a link there for my Diigo bookmarks. This will be a great way for me to group my bookmarks and not have so many in my boxes of links.
I really do not care for Delicious either. I think it is a little boring. I mean if you are a visual learner or and "hands on" person is it not that much fun :-(
ReplyDeleteTo me diigo does seem more simplistic but I'm not done playing yet. I really had some problems with both. I think I will play more before I make my decision.
ReplyDeleteYes, as we all seem to agree, Diigo is more visually appealing. I showed both to my students - and they voted for Diigo too. Some of them even set up an account!
ReplyDeleteKaren I think your right the best benefit is that they are always available. right now I am leaning to Diigo as well.
ReplyDeleteI really liked Diigo the best as well. I agree with everyones comments that it is great for hands on learners. Diigo seems to have just enough features without being too overwhelming.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know our instructor had bookmarks to share.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of Diigo too. I like that it is simple to add information and it gives you more than just one option. When I am at school, I need something that is quick and easy.
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I like both for different reasons. For highlighting, annotating and all that Diigo is it but for research, I use Delicious. I've found so many new great websites/information via Delicious. So, while my bookmarks are actively on Diigo, I use Delicious to find new information/sites.
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