Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Is Delicious Shutting Down?
I’ve really come to like and appreciate the Delicious website that I created for this class. I enjoy having all my important sites just a few clicks away, no matter where I go. With that said, I recently heard that Yahoo might be shutting it down. Needless to say, I had to investigate and this is what I found out. Yahoo claims they are not shutting down Delicious, but it doesn’t exactly fit Yahoo’s strategic plan. They believe there is a better fit for it outside the company where it can be appropriately funding and therefore, more competitive. While Yahoo is investigating other options, nothing has been decided. They encourage users to continue using Delicious and will let their supporters know when a deal has been reached. If Yahoo does close Delicious, there are export sties that will transfer your bookmarks.
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A site that is highly touted by our media specialist is www.diigo.com. There's even a link at the top for a "transition from Delicious to Diigo." Not a bad idea, considering what you're talking about here. Because of this class, I've been using Delicious, but Diigo may be a good thing to check out.
ReplyDeleteI really don't care for Delicious.
ReplyDeleteYikes, I hadn't heard that at all. I'll have to keep my eye out for any more buzz about it.
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