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Now, I'm not the most observant person in the world, but I've just spotted the 'dig this thread' and 'add to delicious' bits at the top of threads. How long have they been there and what exactly are they? :thinking:
 
minimeeze said:
Now, I'm not the most observant person in the world, but I've just spotted the 'dig this thread' and 'add to delicious' bits at the top of threads. How long have they been there and what exactly are they? :thinking:
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and why does delicious have extra full stops :thinking:
 
minimeeze said:
Now, I'm not the most observant person in the world, but I've just spotted the 'dig this thread' and 'add to delicious' bits at the top of threads. How long have they been there and what exactly are they? :thinking:
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AND ... why is Digg spelt with two g's ...:thinking:

Is the second one for Green ...:D




:p
 
Digg:
Digg is all about user powered content. Every article on digg is submitted and voted on by the digg community. Share, discover, bookmark, and promote the news that's important to you!
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del.icio.us:
Keep all your bookmarks in delicious and access them from home, office, anywhere.

Share your bookmarks with family, friends, and colleagues.

Discover new sites from the delicious community (browse, find, get recommendations).
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Seems to me they are just databases that want you to post articles (digg) shortcuts & favourites (delicious - crap name, btw), that you would normally have sent to friends/forums via a link (to the original piece or webpage) anyway - bet they are just after the web-traffic to 'support their sponsors'... someone's gonna be paying for the support and maintenance of their hardware.

E.G. I dont see the point of 'sharing' an article/video on digg, if its already on youtube/google/yahoo etc.
 
TheRedUn said:
Seems to me they are just databases that want you to post articles (digg) shortcuts & favourites (delicious - crap name, btw), that you would normally have sent to friends/forums via a link (to the original piece or webpage) anyway - bet they are just after the web-traffic to 'support their sponsors'... someone's gonna be paying for the support and maintenance of their hardware.

E.G. I dont see the point of 'sharing' an article/video on digg, if its already on youtube/google/yahoo etc.
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delicious is a great name and a clever use of a tld. I've stopped using bookmarks in my browser and switched to it as I can then access everything anywhere. The point of publising on digg is to get more viewers. Someone Digged my HDR article and my hits have gone up by 4x now. Its just a way of getting a bigger audience. Its a great feature having the del.icio.us link on the forums as it allows people to quickly bookmark a good article for future use.
 
If they work for you, Pete, thats fine, and if they help you to work easier and faster, thats even better.

I probably came across in my usual cynical attitude of anything that is 'new' and 'all-eggs-in-one-basket'... just a little concerned as to what happens if delicious (sorry - the del. bit just reminds me of delete...:) ) goes away for any reason? Some would find it mildly irritating, some would find it as catastrophic as losing their filofax (showing my age now:thumbs: ) or PDA.
 
what Pete said!
 
TheRedUn said:
If they work for you, Pete, thats fine, and if they help you to work easier and faster, thats even better.

I probably came across in my usual cynical attitude of anything that is 'new' and 'all-eggs-in-one-basket'... just a little concerned as to what happens if delicious (sorry - the del. bit just reminds me of delete...:) ) goes away for any reason? Some would find it mildly irritating, some would find it as catastrophic as losing their filofax (showing my age now:thumbs: ) or PDA.
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You old cynic you...:D
 
TheRedUn said:
If they work for you, Pete, thats fine, and if they help you to work easier and faster, thats even better.

I probably came across in my usual cynical attitude of anything that is 'new' and 'all-eggs-in-one-basket'... just a little concerned as to what happens if delicious (sorry - the del. bit just reminds me of delete...:) ) goes away for any reason? Some would find it mildly irritating, some would find it as catastrophic as losing their filofax (showing my age now:thumbs: ) or PDA.
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Their HD, my HD, anything can happen in the next half hour. You can export your bookmarks for use in Firefox and there's even a Firefox extension. If they crash and you loose your data its your fault for not exporting it :)
 
petemc said:
Their HD, my HD, anything can happen in the next half hour. You can export your bookmarks for use in Firefox and there's even a Firefox extension. If they crash and you loose your data its your fault for not exporting it :)
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Which brings me back to my original point... you can use bookmarks in your browser, and back them up; why store them somewhere else and back them up?

PS. thats me done on this issue, we've all got different ways of working, what ever works best, is the easiest.
 
TheRedUn said:
Which brings me back to my original point... you can use bookmarks in your browser, and back them up; why store them somewhere else and back them up?
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Its hard for me to access my bookmarks at home if I'm not at home. Plus I can share them between machines. I don't have to remember to back them up before a reinstall either.
 
petemc said:
Its hard for me to access my bookmarks at home if I'm not at home. Plus I can share them between machines. I don't have to remember to back them up before a reinstall either.
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I've got my favourites stored on my home NAS so I can access them from any PC on the network but being able to use them out of the house could be pretty usefull :thumbs:
 
:thinking: I keep all my favorites stored in my head.

Thats generally because I favorite a load of rubbish and its always that folder I forget to grab when I do a final backup before a system wipe. My memory is generally really good, apart from remembering how many steps there are on a staircase like at lunchtime when I missed one and went over on my ankle :thinking: :'(
 
Darksaber said:
apart from remembering how many steps there are on a staircase like at lunchtime when I missed one and went over on my ankle :thinking: :'(
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:clap: :help:

We added Digg purely to help spread the TP word. Won't lie or beat around the bush on that one.

Delicious has a couple of reasons. One, it's to spread the word, and two, it's handy. I do bookmark alot of threads from forums all over, and I know alot of people use Delicious so it's a bonus that those who do use it, can have a quick access to bookmarking threads.

Sorry I didn't explain earlier, I've been battling with our Housing Association all day :)
 
How's ya damp problem going? (slightly off topic)
 
Hehe funnily enough I'm going to update that post tonight....tis not good news :(
 
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