Well, this task was much easier than the last one. A simple "googling" and I found 4 different promising methods. MyBookmarks.com was the first to show up on this search engine. First impressions were OK, but then I read on and found that it did not support Firefox for importing my current bookmarks. After thinking about how disorganized my bookmarks currently are, this seemed rather insignificant. This could be my next try.
The second page I visited was Spurlnet. This one claimed to work with all the major web browsers and to work across all OS platforms. Even I can find myself working on a Mac from time to time. This one is promising, but their warning about features being limited due to excessive spam spooked me. I appreciate that they are honest and admit that they have an issue, but I'd rather avoid that one.
Thirdly, Murl.com with its initial "no support" and the idea that the person behind this page didn't work there, seemed a little too small and potentially short lived. Creating a long term storage for all of my bookmarks seems like something that's better suited for more than the whims of one person.
The last option for this evening was OnlineBookManager. This initial offering showed that they supported Firefox and also a plug-in for synchronizing different computers and lists. The registration procedure was pretty painless, with the only real personal information being an email address. The rest was basic. I was logged in and working through the program. Without reading directions, it was simple to get started organizing folders and sub-folders.
Naming folders is easy using the symbols in the "edit" mode making categorizing the pages a quick process. Adding new bookmarks is also simple and allows for not only your name for the page, but a description of what it is for later reference. So far this seems like a good way to go. Still there are features that I have not explored.
There is the option of making your bookmarks public, searching a data base of other people's bookmarks could both be future uses. The plug-in availability for synchronizing multiple computers and OBM online is another feature that I'd like to explore this week. I'll have to read there....I'd really hate to do something to lose the marks that I've been finding over the years.
This idea, like many others, has its potential in the education setting. Another tool that can be used to simplify student access to information. I can see folders set up by assignment or topic available to students at any time and in any place. This set up could save much time help to direct students toward helpful pages when searching for information.
More on OBM later. I still have to download the synchronizer and install it. I'll see what happens there.
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Not sure if this will help, but have you tried "Delicious?"
http://del.icio.us/
We used this in one of Dr. Dawson's classes for social bookmarking. One nice feature it had was the ability to group articles and sites by content via "tags." I am not sure whether it will work with Mozilla or not, but my experience with it was positive as it supported a high volume of information with an easy organization and retrieval system. Apologies from me if this is something you have already considered.
I didn't even know there were other ways to manage bookmarks other than the "bookmarks" menu at the top of the internet viewing window. Neat! Also, thanks. I, too, work on several computers and am always going from one to the next to get my saved places. I'll have to check this out soon.
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