A brief presentation on the Emerging Technology of Social Bookmarking

1. SOCIAL BOOKMARKINGA tool in Emerging Technology(98908) Presented by Kudzai Masunda Dr

2. Social bookmarking What is it History of it What are the features Sites offering it Pros of using it Cons of using it Why I chose it Conclusion Referencees

3. What is it ‘Is the practise of saving bookmarks to the public web site and describing them with tags.’ (we are media website) Is a ‘method to organise, store, manage, and search for bookmarks of resources online.’ (Wikipedia) Bookmarking is the practice of saving the address of a website you wish to visit in the future on your computer (Educause)

4. History of it Started in 1996 Had an initial boom Bubble burst Reinvention in 2003( Delicious.com) Now has taking of A lot more sites with new additions( or inventions)

5. Sites offering it Delicious.com Digg.com Diigo.com Balatarin.com Citeulike.com ETC

6. Features of it Register with a social Bookmarking site Lets you store bookmarks Add Tags of your choice Designate individual bookmarks as private or public Visitors can search for resources by keywords(tags) etc

7. Pros of it Anyone can participate Easy to use and manage Useful for collecting resources' to be shared links like minded people(Social connections) Simplifies the distribution of reference lists Can link users to secondary information about a topic

8. Cons of it User directed(may be skewed) Amateur method of classifying information No standard set of key words(tags) Means storing data in yet another location

9. Why I Chose It Simple Organisation involved in research Can be shared and develops relationships Can link us with relevant organisations or individuals Get insights Reaches influencers

10. Conclusion Emerging technologies are changing the way lifelong learning takes place. The way we view data and its access is changing and social bookmarking is playing its role in the storage, processing and dissemination of information

11. References We are Media website Educause website Wikipedia University Of Manitoba E-learning program

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