Getting Started with Delicious What is Delicious? Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage, and share web pages all in one place. With an emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember, and share on the Internet.
Things You Can Do with Delicious Bookmark any site on the Internet providing access from anywhere. Share your bookmarks and receive bookmarks in return. Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web.
Creating an Account Go to http://delicious.com and click Join Now.
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You will need a Yahoo ID to create a Delicious account. If you already have a Yahoo ID, you can enter your ID and Password then click Sign In. All other users will want to click the hyperlink Sign Up located in the bottom right corner.
Sign Up for New Account
Complete all fields. Once you begin to enter a password, you will be prompted as to the requirements such as length, etc. You will also see the strength of your password displayed on the bar to the right.
Enter an alternate email address in the event you forget your ID or password. You will also need to enter two secret questions with answers to verify your identity. Type the code displayed in the box and click Create My Account.
Your account details will be displayed and you will receive a confirmation email. Note * Do not download and install the free Yahoo Toolbar or the toolbar for Internet Explorer as these may cause conflicts with NCWISE. 2
Choose a link for your Delicious account. You may choose from the options provided or enter your own choice in the text field provided. Click Save.
Do not add a Bookmarklet to your browser unless you are on your home computer and you do not access NCWISE from home. Click Skip this Step to take you to your Delicious account where you can begin saving bookmarks.
Bookmark, Tag, and Annotate Sites Click Save a new bookmark
Enter or paste the URL of the site you wish to bookmark and click Next. 3
The URL will appear in the top text field.
Enter a Title if one does not appear. Notes will help you summarize and remember why you bookmarked this site.
Enter one or more Tags separated by spaces. They are optional but highly recommended as they make your bookmarks much easier to navigate. You may see Recommended Tags depending on the URL you have selected.
You may also click on the Send tab where you can specify Delicious users to receive your bookmark in their inbox or email directly to others. The External Sites feature will allow you to send bookmarks to other sites that are associated with your account.
Click Save. Once a bookmark is saved, this is how it looks in Delicious. # People saved ………
……..Title ……… Notes Tags ………
After you save a bookmark, you can edit its title, notes, and tags or delete by clicking the hyperlinks below the bookmark. 4
Networks You can create a network to connect with other Delicious users and collect your favorite users’ latest bookmarks in one place for easy access!
To add a person to your Network, you can select Add a user to Network from the top right of your Network page. Type their username and click Add. Or you can visit their bookmarks page and select the Add to my Network link at the top right of that page.
In your network you can see the bookmarks of anyone you added to it and decide if you want to save their bookmarks to your own Delicious account by simply clicking the Save link next to it. You may also edit or add to the tags.
To remove a person from your Network, mouse over their name in the sidebar of your Network page, then click the "Edit" icon to the right of their name, and select Remove.
Searching The enhanced search feature lets you search according to the context of the page you're on but you may also click the drop down arrow to reveal additional search options. If you’re trying to find a bookmark from someone in your network it’s as easy as clicking “My Network’s Bookmarks!”
Settings This is where you can make changes to your account, manage your bookmarks and tags, edit your social options, and integrate Delicious with your blog or website. In addition, Delicious also has an excellent Help section. However; the best way to learn how to use Delicious is to use Delicious. It has been designed to be fun and easy to use! 5