We have heard rumors that yahoo is shutting down/selling its social bookmarking service Delicious. Thankfully, you got many options to keep your bookmarks and we are sharing the two best alternative Bookmarking websites to switch from Delicious. So, if you have tons of bookmarks on Delicious and you are thinking to move them to different bookmarking services, here’s a simple guide to transfer bookmarks from Delicious to suitable Bookmarking websites.
Diigo : Diigo is my favorite and its more than just a bookmarking tool. Why Diigo ? Diigo is the best Bookmarking tool so far. Diigo combine your bookmarks with useful features such as sharing, tagging, highlighting and annotation. It has a streamlined interface with powerful search tools and some really useful features that are accessible through either a toolbar or a bookmarklet.
Steps to export Delicious Bookmarks and then import to Diigo
- » Sign up for the new free account on Diigo.
» Export Your Delicious bookmarks from the Delicious Export page.
» On the top right hand side, click on “Tools” and it will open a page that allow you to import bookmarks .
Google Bookmarks : Google bookmarks is one of the most underrated service by Google. So,why should one use Google Bookmarks ? There are couple of reasons – Its a free service with no bookmarking limitations. 2.) You can bookmark websites right from Google search results and Google Bookmarks by using Google stars. 3) You can view rich content – like maps and videos right in the bookmarks list. 4) Users can expected more advance and exciting features in the near Future.
Google now allowing an easy way to import Delicious Bookmarks. It’s really easy to import bookmarks from Delcious to Google Bookmarks. All you have to do is just follow the link to import delicious bookmarks completely from Yahoo/ delicious accounts..
In the past six months, we have heard humors about shutting down/ selling of huge bookmarking websites, for e.g.- Delicous and Xmarks. At present, I think Diigo and Google Bookmarks are considered as the most reliable bookmarking websites because Diigo enjoy a great reputation on internet by offering unique and distinct features to users. Hence, it’s not expected to shut down. Though Google Bookmarks is not popular yet but Google is attracting delicious users to join their network, and it give us a clear sign that they have some big plans for their Bookmarking website