A few years ago I bounced between two different computers and learned quickly how much I depend on my bookmarks. I kept trying to look up my bookmarks on the computer that DIDN’T have them and would feel like I was going crazy. Luckily, I was introduced to delicious.

The name Delicious sounds enticing and is a fun experience to use. Create an account on Delicious.com and you can start saving your favorite webpages and sites instantly. One of the best features of Delicious is how you can “tag” pages. This means you an add a descriptive word, for example, I’m always on the search for great small business resources. If I run across someone’s blog post about a great tool, I can tag or label it “small business tool” or “business resource” or even more specific like “time tracking tool”. I can also add a description of the page to help me remember why I’m bookmarking it (my memory can be a little fuzzy at times, aren’t we all!)

These bookmarks are public (you can check if you’d like them private) but since they are usually public, you can search on these tags and see what other folks are tagging for their bookmarks and find some high quality information and tools for your blog, newsletter, or just finding precious information.

You can even categorize your bookmarks and share them specifically with friends, collegues, or clients. I’ve done this meeting with a client to help brainstorm what they wanted their website to look like. I had bookmarked a few sites I thought would reflect their design look and feel. It was very handy to login into my Delicious account on their computer and not have to worry about using my laptop. Delicious makes our lives easier.

Let me know if you are using Delicious or if you have a different social bookmarking site you prefer.

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