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Free Website Content - Social Bookmarking Quiz
Social Bookmarking Quiz
By Sharon Housley
Take this Social Bookmarking Quiz
and determine how much you know about the collective voice!
What Is Social Bookmarking?
Social bookmarking is a web 2.0 fad where users indicate
that a specific web page, article, podcast, video, or other
content is of particular value. The "bookmark" is seen as
a vote for that item. The more users who bookmark an item,
the more pronounced (popular) the item becomes within the
social bookmarking network.
What Are The Major Social Networks?
Different social networks appeal to different demographics.
For example, "Digg" is a relatively technical social network,
so the focus of most resources found in Digg are technical
in nature. "Delicious" contains a wider variety of materials,
and is easier for the average user to manage. Here are a
few of the most popular networks:
Digg - http://www.digg.com
- technical users
del.icio.us - http://del.icio.us
StumbleUpon - http://www.stumbleupon.com
Reddit - http://www.reddit.com
Furl - http://www.furl.com
What Are Social Bookmarking Chicklets?
Social bookmarking "chicklets" are icons that webmasters
place on their web pages, which identify the various social
bookmarking networks. Typically when they are included on
a web page, the visitor can click the icon and it will automatically
bookmark that page within the social network that the chicklet
represents.
Create chicklets - http://www.feedforall.com/social-bookmarks.htm
What Are The Benefits Of Social Bookmarking?
Social bookmarking is a grassroots process that allows users
to establish the value of a specific web page, article,
podcast, or video. By bookmarking an item, individuals are
casting a vote to endorse that specific resource. The idea
is that social bookmarking gives a resource credibility;
the more users who bookmark a specific item, the more valuable
the resource is considered to be. Social bookmarking is
all about the collective voice. Most of the social bookmarking
networks increase the profile of items that receive numerous
bookmarks. It probably won't be long before the major search
engines begin to include social bookmarks as a part of their
ranking algorithms.
What Is Social Bookmark Tagging?
Tagging is used as a way to categorize related bookmarks.
The tags are keywords that relate to the resource. In most
cases, users can search on specific tags to locate similar
bookmarked items.
How Is Social Bookmarking "User-Generated
Content"?
Social bookmarking is all about people power. "Users" enter
their favorites, and the social bookmarking networks manage
all of the user information, provide aggregate data by keeping
score, and manage social bookmark tags. Essentially, without
"users" the social bookmarking websites would not have any
content.
What Are Some Of The Popular Uses For Social Bookmarking?
Scholars and researchers often use social bookmarking to
share research material and information. News headlines
often find their way into social bookmarking networks, and
users determine the popularity of a story with their voting
power.
Is Social Bookmarking A Good Search Engine Optimization
Technique?
While social bookmarking may generate some marginal attention
for you, the content quality must be decent in order for
others to endorse the site. The power of the collective
voice and multiple bookmarks is what will really draw attention
to your website. Social bookmarking will certainly not hurt
your search engine optimization efforts, but social bookmarking
alone will not result in a top search engine ranking.
Are Social Bookmarks Currently A Factor
In Search Engine Ranking?
At this time it does not appear that any of the major search
engines use social bookmarking as part of their ranking
algorithms. That said, the incoming links for social bookmarking
sites certainly do not hurt a website's search ranking.
It is likely only a matter of time before the major search
engines begin to use the collective voice as part of their
ranking algorithms, as it is becoming too loud to ignore.
About the Author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com
software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and
podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for RecordForAll
http://www.recordforall.com
audio recording and editing software.
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