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March 16, 2005
Furl, Furled, Furling
The implementation of bookmarks in Internet Explorer leaves a lot to be desired. But when Microsoft leaves an opening, there's always someone ready to jump right in and give people what they want and/or need. Enter Furl, one of several "social" bookmarking tools available on the web.
First, let's discuss the bookmarking part of the equation. Once you set up a free account with Furl, and install one of several Furl buttons for your browser, you're set. Instead of adding a site to your IE favorites, you can now add web sites to your Furl account at the click of a button, categorizing and annotating as you go. But there's more. Furl grabs a copy of the web page itself giving you your very own archive of web pages for searching or viewing. Since your bookmarks and archive are stored on the web, they're available to you wherever you are, home, work or on the road.
The social part comes in when you share your bookmarks, and view the bookmarks of others with similar interests. (You have the option to make your bookmarks public or private.) If you find a true bookmark soul mate, you can even subscribe to their links via RSS.
For more information on Furl, see:
Furl Furled Furling: Social On-Line Book Marking for the Masses, by Jim Wenzloff
Tip of the Month: The Wave of New Bookmarks, by Mary Ellen Bates (Feb. 2005)
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