Week 5: Delicious, Tagging, and Technorati, oh my!

Week 5: Delicious, Tagging, and Technorati

15. Take a look at Delicious.com and learn more about tagging. Curious about Delicious? Learn more by clicking this.

16. Explore Technorati.com and learn how tags work with blogs. Also, read this to learn more about claiming your blog.

Perhaps you're wondering about the benefit of these two sites? Ever get frustrated because you can't access your bookmarks from a second computer, perhaps your home and work computer, or your office computer and the reference desk computer or a VHS laptop? Well, Delicious remedies this problem. By creating an account (yes, another username) you can sync your favorite sites so no matter where you are, you can easily retrieve your bookmarks.

As for technorati, are you interested in what people are blogging about? Is there any mention of the VHS in someone's blog, or perhaps a VHS related exhibit? Did you know we even have a few videos out on the web featuring VHS events? How do I know? By checking out Technorati. I searched "Virginia Historical Society" and clicked on each of the tabs for posts, blogs, photos, and videos. Check it out!