As the web gets more and more profound, and there's more to read and remember, browser bookmarking becomes less and less
desirable to internet savvy users.
Social bookmarking is a method of bookmarking which is posted online,
catalogued with comments and "tags" (labels for your bookmarks), and shared with your friends.
Steps
1
Decide which site you are
going to use. A current list of
social bookmarking sites is
available on Wikipedia[1].
2
Register at your chosen site.
3
Install bookmarking toolbars
or browser extensions. 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.
4
Add bookmarks. Surf to a site
you wish to bookmark, and add using the tools you installed earlier.
5
Tag your bookmark. 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.
6
Invite your friends. Social
bookmarking is meant to be
social.
7
Browse other people's
bookmarks. 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.