I always have trouble finding my bookmarks. And, even if I can find them, they aren't organized and I can't remember, half the time, why I bookmarked them in the first place. Additionally, I always try to keep a running list of the things that I've bookmarked so that I can relay that information on to you, my dear readers. It's been a bit of a small chore, and was something I planned to fix in Inklog.
Today, however, I found Del.icio.us. Basically, it allows anyone to quickly and easily bookmark a URL. You can tag the URL with any number of categories and you can provide an extended description of the URL.
A wonderful API is implemented that allows me to retrieve the data in many different ways. So, instead of posting my QuickLinks to this weblog whenever I happen to think of posting one, I've changed the front page of revjim.net to show the 5 most recent QuickLinks with a link to get more from del.icio.us.
As I bookmark sites, they will show up in this list (updated every 30 minutes). However, you can also subscribe (via RSS) to my QuickLinks feed, or any category within the bookmarks that I make.
I may write a script that, at 2am every day, will gather my QuickLinks for the day and post them into my weblog so that those that don't visit my site and don't want to get the list of QuickLinks throughout the day can still see the interesting sites that I've found.
When I finally start using Inklog these QuickLinks will be handled internally by it, and the same functionality will be available. However, until then, this is an excellent substitute. When I start housing my own QuickLinks, I'll be able to import my existing data thanks to the del.icio.us API. I may, even then, continue to update their site with my links (automatically, thanks to Inklog) because of all the cool information that gets generated based on who is linking to what.
Enjoy, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask. For those of you in LJ land, using LJs syndication features, you can subscribe to the constantly updating list yourself, if you'd like.
