Delicious is a service that allows you to store and share bookmarks. Founded in 2003, then acquired by Yahoo in 2005, the site is similar in many ways to Digg, in that it is a form of "content curation", allowing users to find topics and links that have become popular on the web. It also allows users to access their bookmarks from anywhere, unlike the bookmarking abilities found in most browsers.
Since it's inception, Delicious has been updated at a frequent rate. This philosophy of "perpetual beta" has allowed them to consistently improve and expand their services. Recently they added the ability to save bookmarks sent via Yahoo Messenger directly to delicious, and are currently working on an extension for Google Chrome. What is interesting is that, according to the Delicious blog, demand for new features such as the Google Chrome extension has forced them to release features that are not fully functional. This is at odds with the traditional software development model, but offers some strong benefits. By releasing features with known issues, the developers can pinpoint problems with feedback from the user community. A consistent update schedule also keeps users interested and excited by changes.
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ReplyDeleteYou are right Lachlan. I have firefox, Windows XP, google toolbar, & delicious plugin. When I use google's "email this page" feature, the delicious window keeps popping up, thinking I'm trying to bookmark the site. every time I hit TAB or a button within the gmail pop-up window, the delicious window pops up to bookmark the page. it's very frustrating- not sure whose issue it is, just a combo of both, I presume. any ideas how to fix?
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