It is an advanced social bookmarking site -- bookmark pages, highlight, add sticky notes, create lists of specific bookmarks, or create a group to work with others on a project. Like most social networking sites, you can friend people and see what bookmarks/groups you have in common. The site connects you to other users with similar annotations -- "you are what you annotate."
Diigo launched in July 2006. Create a Diigo account at http://www.diigo.com.
Bookmarking/Searching bookmarks - Annotations are searchable
Lists - Groups of bookmarks
Groups - Colleagues (or students) can use group bookmarks, highlight, and sticky notes to collaborate. There is also a forum feature.
WebSlides - Play your list of bookmarks as a slide show
SideBar - Access and use Diigo as a plug-in for your browser
Communities - Forums for people who follow a particular resource or topic.
Recommended Content - Once you begin annotating (publicly), Diigo will suggest content that you might also be interested in, as well as users who are interested in similar content.
Resources
- 7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking by Educause
- Stephen Downes' blog post on Diigo from March (and his reader's replies)
- The Diigo toolbar
- Diigo accounts for educators
- 7 Things You Should Know About Collaborative Annotation
- Educator Upgrade!
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