Bookmarking is more complex than you think
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Bookmarking is more complex than you think
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Re: Bookmarking is more complex than you think
#2One-upmanship right in the title, it would have been more accurate to say, "...than I thought."
Bookmarking is a productivity aid, and so has the same variations in personal (customer, user) needs as the dozens of todo list apps and websites can attest.
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#3Pocket covers nearly all of the requests you posted from HN; cross-device compatible, Pinterest style layout, export to html, search, tagging & sharing. I'm really enjoying it as a private bookmarking service.
Re: Bookmarking is more complex than you think
#4It isn't difficult at all. You just have to shift your perspective.
Now: Keep them in your browser, local to you. Keep the frequently-used ones right in front of you in the bookmark toolbar. For example, I don't rely on Chrome's Apps tab, so I have Gmail in my bookmarks toolbar folder called 1.Launch (1 because I have several others sorted accordingly).
Later: Link blog them (on Tumblr or G+ may be). Or you can even keep them local to you using above number 1 perspective.
Future: Don't worry about loosing the bookmarks you have already consumed and not going to come back to them anytime soon. Again, if you're link-blogging the content you feel you need to save, than you don't need to worry about future.
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#5Interestingly I had that exact discussion with some friends yesterday too.
I normally divide it up a little different.
1. The things I want to save for possible use later. 2. The things I need for something specific but only once. 3. The things that I want to read later. 4. The things that I use now and then or often but can never remember the url for.
The last of the four to me is the one most often overlooked and is why I still haven't found a tool I like.
Things that fall into that category is.
My netbank, internal links, insurance site, things I am a member of, online tools, asset libraries that I use often etc.
The best analogy I have been able to come up with so far is a desktop/launchpad for the browser and it might be exactly that way of thinking about bookmarks that will make someone come up with a good enough solution one day.
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#6It isn't difficult at all. You just have to shift your perspective. Now: Keep them in your browser, local to you. Keep the frequently-used ones right in front of you in the bookmark toolbar. For example, I don't rely on Chrome's Apps tab, so I have Gmail in my bookmarks toolbar folder called 1.Launch (1 because I have several others sorted accordingly). Later: Link blog them (on Tumblr or G+ may be). Or you can even…
That is neither easy nor a solution.
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#7Another problem I always had with bookmarking websites was my lists would grow too long and interesting bookmarks would get lost in the mess without pruning them.
So I created a website 2 years ago that constantly visits the URL and lets me know whats changing on the website the bookmark is pointing to and emails me the deltas.
Not trying to hijack the OP’s thread but if interested , visit diphur.com
Re: Bookmarking is more complex than you think
#8One-upmanship right in the title, it would have been more accurate to say, "...than I thought." Bookmarking is a productivity aid, and so has the same variations in personal (customer, user) needs as the dozens of todo list apps and websites can attest.
The correct word to prefix "is harder than you think" is always "humility".
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#9Interestingly I had that exact discussion with some friends yesterday too. I normally divide it up a little different. 1. The things I want to save for possible use later. 2. The things I need for something specific but only once. 3. The things that I want to read later. 4. The things that I use now and then or often but can never remember the url for. The last of the four to me is the one most often overlooked and i…
My favorite for #4 is Google's +1. You need a Google Plus account. +1 is like Facebook like, only it boosts the ranking of that link whenever you are logged in and search. Not every page has a +1 button, but there is a chrome plugin for that. Side effect: the links you +1 are boosted for your G+ friends too, so the bookmarks are sort of public.
Re: Bookmarking is more complex than you think
#10Interestingly I had that exact discussion with some friends yesterday too. I normally divide it up a little different. 1. The things I want to save for possible use later. 2. The things I need for something specific but only once. 3. The things that I want to read later. 4. The things that I use now and then or often but can never remember the url for. The last of the four to me is the one most often overlooked and i…
My favorite for #4 is Google's +1. You need a Google Plus account. +1 is like Facebook like, only it boosts the ranking of that link whenever you are logged in and search. Not every page has a +1 button, but there is a chrome plugin for that. Side effect: the links you +1 are boosted for your G+ friends too, so the bookmarks are sort of public.
Not gonna work for me. First thing I do after installing a browser is to install ghostery and disable all the social buttons.
Also, wouldn't you be exposing yourself to spam from all the sites you +1 ?