If you’ve spent any amount of time on the internet, you’ve undoubtedly come across “Share this,” or “Bookmark this,” at one time or another. So just what is a social book mark and what’s all the fuss about.
If you have websites that you visit often or you want to share with someone else, you used to have to save it to your favorites or copy and paste the links to send it someone else. Well, thanks to Web 2.0 technology, you don’t have to do that anymore. A social bookmark allows you to take and save lists of resources that you want to come back to later or share with others.
Some of the more popular bookmarking sites are del.icio.us, Digg, Stumbleupon, Twitter, Mr. Wong - the list goes on and on. There are literally thousands of social bookmarking sites across the internet where you can save all of your bookmarks online, share them, as well as see what other people have bookmarked.
So what’s the benefit of a social bookmark?
Typically your bookmarks are stored on the site’s server, which means you can access them from anywhere. Unlike saving in your favorites, where you have to be on the computer where you saved the URL, you can get the information you need from any computer just by going to the social bookmarking website.
Another benefit of a social bookmark is you can search for others who are interested in the same things you are. For instance, if you are in the natural vitamin niche, you can quickly find others who are interested in the same thing. This makes for a great networking and advertising tool because you can bookmark your own business and others searching for natural vitamin information, will come across your website.
Still don’t understand about social bookmarking?
A social bookmark enables you to tag and save lists of resources that you come across. You can also share your lists with others who share the same interests. This is not just limited to websites; it can include videos, RSS feeds, articles, maps, products - anything that you want to bookmark, you can add to your list.
How do you set up a social bookmark?
Social bookmarking sites are free to sign-up. For most you will need to set up an account, which can be done in just a few minutes. Once you’re all set up, you can start bookmarking your favorite resources.
As a business tool, internet marketers use social bookmarking sites to spread the word about their online businesses. The most you bookmark, the more visibility your business receives. As you can imagine, this bookmarking can take an awful lot of time, especially since there are so many different sites available. The good news is that there are bookmarking tools available to make this process a little easier. There are also internet marketing companies and social bookmarking services that specialize in building your business through social bookmarking.
If you want to learn more about what a social bookmark is and just how it can benefit your online business, take a moment to visit Direct Horizons. They can show you how to develop and implement a social bookmarking strategy that will get your business the exposure it needs.
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