Breakout2

=del.icio.us=

notes from Nancy Larimer's presentation
Social Bookmarking - beyond your own bookmark, you get bookmarks on what others have found (on a subject you are researching)

If you have utube blocked these are urls you can go to http://thecommoncraftshow.blip.tv/#336341 * this url has a video on del.icio.us http://www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english


 * Why use del.icio.us?**
 * Free
 * Bookmark any site on the Internet from ANY computer
 * Tag, save, manage bookmarks in ONE place
 * One list accessible on ANY computer
 * Share and explore popular sites
 * Saves time and frustration!

"On your own computer". . . . **Useful Tools**
 * Bookmarking buttons
 * Add-ons for the browser
 * Bookmark "badges" for your website, letting people know they can bookmark it

(Organizational options)
 * TAG "Rule"** - //**One word**//, you can run words together or use underscore to run words together as "one word"
 * TAG Options** what works best for you?
 * Lists
 * Tag clouds
 * Tag bundles ("subjects")
 * Tag rolls

Look for the breadcrumbs across the top of your page - they can also be used for navigation

?Need help setting up? Make an account then Go to the //help screen//. (If you want to set up the tools in your menu to to "**need tools?**" on the //help screen//.

For an example of a public library using delicious