Like many entrepreneurs, I’m naturally distractable.
As a result, I am generally enthusiastic about every new tool or trend I discover. Perhaps you can identify with the Look-There’s-Something-Shiny! Syndrome from which many of us suffer.
Despite my typcial enthusiasm for the new and fun, I was resistant to social bookmarking. Since I spend my days teaching entrepreneurs how to eliminate distractions, I’m sensitive to the time-wasting potential that some social media tools provide.
Not familiar with social bookmarking? Or maybe – like me – you’re familiar with the term, but know nothing else about it. Could you explain the concept to someone? The team at Common Craft can – check out their 3 minute video below.
See the benefits? And the power social bookmarking gives you? Definitely not a time-waster.
Even if you are super tidy with your “Favorites” in Internet Explorer (or whatever browser you use), you’d never have the power that tagging gives you. Add to that the idea that I can benefit from others’ tagging efforts, and can access all marked sites from any internet connection, and I was sold!
There are many social bookmarking sites to choose from, but I immediately hopped on Del.icio.us, signed up, and began bookmarking away. Give it a try and tell me how you enhance your productivity through social bookmarking!
