When new spread Thursday (16 December) that Yahoo could close its popular social bookmarking service Delicious, the Internet went to arms.
Delicious, launched in 2003 as "del.icio.us" and was acquired by Yahoo in 2005, allows users to tag, register and manage their bookmarks online and share and discover booksmarks with other users. The new left its members to find an alternative service.
But then in a plot twist, Delicious said today via a blog is, in fact, not closed and it is actually for sale.
"No, we do not close Delicious," says the message. "While we have determined that there is not a strategic fit with Yahoo!, we believe there is an ideal home outside of the company, for Delicious, where it can be financed at the level where it can be competitive."
Even if the site is reassuring its users that it is not going anywhere, here are a few other social bookmarking platforms to consider where you're always worried about his fate.
How to export
To explore what other platforms are here to meet needs, here how to export bookmarks to Delicious on a computer bookmarks.
There is an easy move Delicious bookmarks on the other hand, if you want to transfer to another service bookmark at the end of line or to use directly on your browser.
First, please connect to your Delicious account and access the "Settings" button on the top right-hand side of the screen. "Marque-pages" tab, then choose "Export/Backup Marque-pages.
The screen then you prompt to save a copy of your bookmarks with your tags or notes (or both). After you click Export, Delicious transforming to a html file and then save it to your computer.
Forum
Favorite is one of the most similar there to Delicious bookmarking services allowing users to import bookmarks from other platforms, search tags and even Archives Twitter tweets. It also has a tag read functionality and private it later. However, fees for service signup Favorites and the price rises as members more reach: it was only $7.50 yesterday and is now up to $8.28. For an annual fee of $25, Favorites gives users the ability to archive full Web pages same decedent links are searchable.
Many consider his site, www.pinboard.in, receive the majority of the members of the Delicious. In fact, the site already has a note on the homepage as its heavy currently test traffic, some basic (import, archive) services running slowly.
StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is indeed different Delicious, but many suspect users Delicious can find a home comfortable Newfoundland here. Founded in 2001, StumbleUpon learns what you like, see you only what is interesting for you on the web. 12.8 Million users are already discover photos, videos and web pages recommended by friends and people who share their interests. Sites recommended with rating inches upwards or low are automatically shared with like-minded people.
Xmarks
Xmarks perfectly integrates into your web browser - Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari (Mac OS) - and keep your bookmarks supported safely up and synchronized. Xmarks highlighted sites in your search results based on how others have bookmarked and rated them. For $12 per year, members can automatically follow and any changes to your bookmarks backup and display the restoration or export past bookmark collections. Members can also synchronize the tabs in their browser open all your computers and mobile devices and access to fast support by e-mail.
Diigo
Diigo goes beyond the scope of bookmarking and provides functionality of browser extensions to you to save notes for offline reading. Diigo provides a browser add-on that can really enhance the productivity of research. Instead of just being bookmarked you can portions of multi-color highlight web pages that are of particular interest. Members can also attach routable to specific parts of Web pages. Paragraphs highlighted, self-adhesive and url of origin can all be saved on Diigo servers to create a personal website digest. It can also be easily searched, accessed, sorted and shared from a PC or even iPhone.
Google Bookmarks
This site free storage available for Google account members also give members an easy way to bookmark sites, take notes and add labels. This is accessible from any computer with an Internet connection. Like Delicious, Google Bookmarks uses lists to share bookmarks with friends or with the public. It also lets you organize things into categories, and it is easy to add things to him even if you do not know the URL.
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