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konradc

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konradc is a person from Markham, Ontario, Canada

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again. -- Stephen Grellet, 1773-1855

  • Welcome Message

    Created Oct 19 •


    Welcome! This is primarily a computer, technology & gadgets related blog. Relax, I'm not here for a popularity contest. I just like sharing what I've seen. Don't put others down with denigrating comments. I don't work for StumbleUpon nor an SEO. Grab your favorite beverage, try not to make a big mess on the keyboard & have some fun. Life's too short.

  • Diigo - Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online...

    Rated Dec 09 2008 • 52 reviews • computers, internet tools • diigo.com

    DIIGO = Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff

    This site looks very interesting. Definitely worth a look. Started in 2006 and it has learned from other Web 2.0 sites' design mistakes. As of Dec 2008, my impression while using it:

    * Nice clean look of Facebook
    * Bookmarking like del.icio.us
    * Read/Unread marks like the Read It Later add-on
    * Imports from Delicious, Magnolia, Simpy, Blinklist, Furl, Connotea, Rawsugar
    * Automatic synchronization with Delicious if you want to use both services simultaneously
    * Export to IE or Netscape bookmark, RSS, CSV, Delicious.
    * Content can be sent/shared with Diigo friends or by email.
    * Share a link or share a list with a friend or with a group.
    * Groups/Forums
    * Buzz page
    * Annotation like Google Notebooks/Clipmarks/Scrapbook
    * Toolbar is a tad complex but configurable with a myriad of options for power users.
    * OpenID option
    * RSS feeds
    * Everything is searchable!
    * No skinning or themes. Hooray, it's not gonna be MySpace!
    * No photoblogging or video blogging? It has comments and annotations but that's not quite blog-like.
    * No link checker?
    * Integration with Twitter and minor hooks to others like Digg, Bloglines, Technorati.
    * Like StumbleUpon, it has the option to save to your bookmarks.
    * Poor spam control. Bad!
    * Similarity meter
    * Privacy controls
    * and more



    For me, it will consolidate and replace my delicious, Read It Later and bookmarks. How about StumbleUpon? Firstly, are friends as easily portable as data? Diigo's toolbar and forums definitely makes it a winner over delicious but it's lacking the convenience of the stumble button. It approaches content discovery a little differently. It presents you with a list of 20 recommended web sites and displays the URLs for you to pick. I actually prefer knowing where I'm going rather than blindly stumbling around the web and mayhap going to a bad website.

    Formatted review: konradc.stumbleupon.com/review/28155416/ [konradc.stumbleupon.com/review/28155416/]