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May 09, 2007
Social Bookmarking, Part 2: Things to Do (With and For People)
Here are some ideas and examples of things you can do with social bookmarking. Please note, examples are given in Del.icio.us, but these ideas also work with Furl or Connotea or most other similar tools. This first group of examples look at using social bookmarking, well, socially! To work with other people, support a team effort, communicate, answer questions, etcetera.
Idea
Discover and track new items on a topic of hot interest.
Examples
* Del.icio.us: Tags: Web 2.0
* Del.icio.us: Tags: Crowdsourcing
* Del.icio.us: Tags: Second Life & Education
Idea
Have a shared account for a team of people working on the same project.
Examples
* Del.icio.us: UM Health Sciences Libraries
* Del.icio.us: UM Dentistry Library
* Del.icio.us: Let's Face It
Idea
Collect links to answer a question from a boss or administration.
Example
Q: Keep me up to date on new resources with avian flu and pandemic response for the University's planning committee on disaster preparedness.
A: Del.icio.us: UM Health Sciences Libraries: Avian Flu
Idea
Share resources with a coworker or individual team member.
Example
Del.icio.us: Ed's Stuff for Nancy
Idea
Answering reference questions.
Example
Del.icio.us: Rose Finds Things on Chiari Syndrome for a Patient
Posted by pfa at May 9, 2007 09:45 AM