Read Write Web responds to the demise of Del.icio.us

Last December Read Write Web wrote a response to Yahoo!'s decision to close the bookmarking tool Del.icio.us. Before reading the article I was not familiar with Del.icious at all. Their obvious opposition to the demise of this website made me wonder how I hadn't been utilizing this program before.

When learning more about the features of Del.icio.us I realized that my favorite time-killing website, StumbleUpon operated a lot like Del.icio.us, I just wasn't utilizing it properly. I actively browsed through the millions of websites tagged in Stumble without contributing my own. I didn't realize that StumbleUpon operates from user recommendations. Having realized this now I fully intend to become a more active stumbler.

Now that I realize the potential usefulness of StumbleUpon, I think of the dozens of times I could have utilized it more, especially academically. When I read RWW's description of Del.icio.us it reminded me of a more organized version of StumbleUpon, and again I was reminded of the countless number of academic sources lost because of unorganized bookmarks. I was also reminded of the hours spent finding said sources, when I could have had sources find me via Del.icio.us. So much wasted time.

I was relieved when I noticed the RWW article had an update saying that Yahoo! would not be shutting down Del.icio.us., simply selling it. It would have really been a shame if I hadn't gotten to utilize this tool.