A bookmarking service for organizing and sharing URLs

@inproceedings{citeulike:493921, abstract = {Web browser bookmarking facilities predominate as the method of choice for managing URLs. In this paper, we describe some deficiencies of current bookmarking schemes, and examine an alternative to current approaches. We present WebTaggerTM, an implemented prototype of a personal bookmarking service that provides both individuals and groups with a customizable means of organizing and accessing Web-based information resources. In addition, the service enables users to supply feedback on the utility of these resources relative to their information needs, and provides dynamically-updated ranking of resources based on incremental user feedback. Individuals may access the service from anywhere on the Internet, and require no special software. This service greatly simplifies the process of sharing URLs within groups, in comparison with manual methods involving email. The underlying bookmark organization scheme is more natural and flexible than current hierarchical schemes supported by the major Web browsers, and enables rapid access to stored bookmarks.}, address = {Essex, UK}, author = {Keller, Richard M. and Wolfe, Shawn R. and Chen, James R. and Rabinowitz, Joshua L. and Mathe, Nathalie}, booktitle = {Selected papers from the sixth international conference on World Wide Web}, citeulike-article-id = {493921}, doi = {10.1016/S0169-7552(97)00028-7}, issn = {0169-7552}, keywords = {classification, social-informatics}, pages = {1103--1114}, posted-at = {2007-04-16 19:44:57}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd.}, title = {A bookmarking service for organizing and sharing URLs}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7552(97)00028-7}, year = {1997} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:493921 L3 - citeulike-article-id:493921 N2 - Web browser bookmarking facilities predominate as the method of choice for managing URLs. In this paper, we describe some deficiencies of current bookmarking schemes, and examine an alternative to current approaches. We present WebTaggerTM, an implemented prototype of a personal bookmarking service that provides both individuals and groups with a customizable means of organizing and accessing Web-based information resources. In addition, the service enables users to supply feedback on the utility of these resources relative to their information needs, and provides dynamically-updated ranking of resources based on incremental user feedback. Individuals may access the service from anywhere on the Internet, and require no special software. This service greatly simplifies the process of sharing URLs within groups, in comparison with manual methods involving email. The underlying bookmark organization scheme is more natural and flexible than current hierarchical schemes supported by the major Web browsers, and enables rapid access to stored bookmarks. SN - 0169-7552 AD - Essex, UK EP - 1114 TI - A bookmarking service for organizing and sharing URLs PB - Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd. T2 - Selected papers from the sixth international conference on World Wide Web SP - 1103 KW - classification KW - social-informatics AU - Keller, Richard AU - Wolfe, Shawn AU - Chen, James AU - Rabinowitz, Joshua AU - Mathe, Nathalie PY - 1997/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7552(97)00028-7 ER -