Social bookmarking is a method of
saving and storing online information or web pages for future reference. Rather
than adding web pages to your 'Favorites' menu in your web browser, you can
bookmark them using a social bookmarking site for future access.
Benefits to Bookmarking vs. Using
the Favorites Menu in Your Web Browser
Bookmarking allows you to access
your saved web pages from any computer that has access to the Internet since it
doesn't rely on information stored on your computer's hard drive as your
Favorites menu does.
How is Social Bookmarking Social?
Social bookmarking occurs when users
share their bookmarked web pages via social bookmarking communities. When you
share your blog posts through social bookmarking, you can increase traffic to your blog. Alternatively, when you view other users'
bookmarks, you can find new blogs to read, new post ideas, new conversations to
start, new communities to join for further networking and more.
Things to Avoid in Social
Bookmarking
Be careful of only bookmarking your
own posts on social bookmarking sites. This behavior is frowned upon on most
social bookmarking sites and could have a negative affect on your bookmarks.
For example, they may not be displayed in keyword searches, or worse yet, they
may not be displayed for other users to view at all.
