You know, it's funny. I went to the del.icio.us site a couple of years ago because I heard it was a great thing, but at the time I didn't get it. (I tried to figure out RSS feeds at the same time and also failed.) I looked at it and thought, "Why do I want everyone else to know what I've bookmarked? Isn't that kinda personal?" What is it with our obsession to make public our every thought (blogs, myspace, and now bookmarks)? Who cares what I bookmark and why would I care what others do?
However, after reading more about it I can see some advantages. Like being able to access your bookmarks from any location or computer. Or using it to find great websites that someone else has already gone to the trouble to find. And the "flat" organizational piece with tags is a good thing. But I still wonder. For instance, can I bookmark the PPLD intranet on del.icio.us? Is the intranet protected somehow? Or do I have to mark it as private and what if I don't? I experimented and bookmarked it and when I clicked on it in del.icio.us it came up without a problem. Is that because I'm logged in right now or would it work from anywhere? I do not know.
Still, I'm very glad to make my acquaintance with del.icio.us, and I believe I will try to begin using it. I'll add it to my list of Things-I-Learned that I want to really use and remember. And thank you, 23 Things, for re-introducing us. I have the feeling it is one of those things that the more you use it the better you'll like it. So I'm open to this relationship. We'll see where it goes!
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