So far as I can see, both have their benefits and both have head scratching moments.
Magnolia
- Its pretty. Very superficial of me perhaps but its pretty. :)
- User Profiles so you have some idea who is creating these bookmarks
- You can associate your Magnolia account with other accounts like LJ
- Avatars (again more pretty then useful but it pulls in more of the social aspect/expression)
- Groups we multiple users can compile bookmarks related to a certain subject (while tagging and networking on Delicious may be similar, this feature appears to take it a bit farther into true collaboration)
- It saves a copy of the web page when you bookmark it so if the page disappears you can still access a copy
- Easier to search all tags ie find all bookmarks tag with "tea", not just within my friends
- In general a bit easier to navigate, certain features more prominent
- You can see immediately how many times a web page has been bookmarked and easily find the users who bookmarked it
- Toolbar add on makes it very easy to add bookmarks (though only on computers where you can download and install the toolbar)
4 comments:
wow, this is comprehensive. I think you learned more about these services than I did. Also, we both used the same pun "delicious magnolias" independently. WOW. I was basically unable to note so many differences between the two services, therefore reducing the difference to aesthetics.
Hi Heather,
I agree with the previous comment: your post is great, very comprehensive, I'm looking forward to seeing how that impacts my take on both services. On another note: did you post the tea site on del.icio.us? Always cool to find another tea enthusiast! :)
Tara
@jcscils598f08 I found it funny you both used the same pun, but I am constantly amazed at how much unintentional crossover there is in blogging, whether it's general subjects or specific phrasing. It kind of makes me take a second look at the whole concept of plagarism, because I think sometimes, people can duplicate ideas and honestly not know they've done it!
@Tara Yes I did post the tea web site on Delicious. I agree, I love finding other tea enthusiasts!
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