How to Use Social Bookmarking

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Decide which site you are going to use.

   A current list of social bookmarking sites is available on Wikipedia.
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   Step 2: Register at your chosen site.

   , The site you choose will list a few ways that you can make social bookmarking easier, such as adding an IE toolbar, or a Firefox extension. , Surf to a site you wish to bookmark, and add using the tools you installed earlier. , Most social bookmarking sites categorize your bookmark using tags, or keywords.
   
   These tags will be useful later when you are trying to find a specific bookmark, or similar bookmarks. , Social bookmarking is meant to be social. , This is where the social part really expands.
   
   Look not only at your friends' bookmarks, but try searching for tags you used to see sites that other people tagged with the same keyword.
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   Step 3: Install bookmarking toolbars or browser extensions.

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   Step 4: Add bookmarks.

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   Step 5: Tag your bookmark.

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   Step 6: Invite your friends.

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   Step 7: Browse other people's bookmarks.

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