When I first saw the name of the site I can't say that I was thrilled about using it. Delicious just doesn't scream out AWESOME to me..... The idea of "cloud bookmarking" is a good idea though and an obvious step in the direction of cloud computing. By including the feature of tabbing each bookmark, Delicious is able to link users together and create a sort of social bookmarking site.
I am not completely sold on the idea of having to go to an individual site to look at my bookmarks though. Yes - I understand that it can be useful when your computer falls into a lake, is ran over by a car, or you are away on vacation and want to visit your favorite obscure website, but is it worth the hassle of another user name and password to be able to NEVER lose a bookmark? I'm just not sold that it's worth the trouble.
HOWEVER, I do like the idea of being able to use other user's bookmarks. Most people are going to bookmark sites that they think have quality and by being able to see those through similar tags we can save time and probably find sites that we would have otherwise never have found. Not all sites are going to come up on pages 1-5 of a google search. By having people bookmark sites that we might not be able to find otherwise is a great idea.
My thoughts on Delicious are about as deep as my thoughts on my turkey sandwich with guacamole I had this afternoon. It's pretty good, but I'm not excited about it........
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