If you have been using the internet for a while like most of us, you would’ve probably been using a tool called Bookmarks (Firefox) Favorites (IE) in your web browser, where you would bookmark and tag content you wanted to refer back to another time.   is the same thing; the only difference is that it is online rather than on your PC Social Bookmarking, which means you can access your bookmarks anywhere rather than having the limitation to only your PC.

The benefit of using an online bookmarking tool is that you can share your favourite content with others, and social bookmarking sites can help you connect with people who share the same interests.

The other benefit is that these sites collate all members’ content together, which means that one can see which topics are popular and trendy.

Bookmarking also strengthens your links, which gives you added visibility.

Del.icio.us

Allows you to bookmark, store and tag content you find interesting and useful. It was one of the first major sites to add the tagging feature.

Stumble Upon

Takes it one step further and allows you to rate sites you like and sites you don’t like.  It also allows you to write a comment on why you give it the thumbs up or down.

Both these tools can be added to your web browser making it easier to bookmark valuable content.

Social Bookmarking is just one of the many social media tools, but it is important to make use of these tools by bookmarking other people’s content, as it shows your support and engagement.