deliciousness and deliciousity

as i mentioned in my previous post, delicious has been something of a mystery to me. as a fairly web-savvy individual (maybe not quite a "web-native" in douglas rushkoff's terms, i was 13 or so when i first started logging on to cybersurf), it's rare to find a website that strikes me as an overwhelming onslaught of information, but there is something about the structure and layout of this website that seems particularly confusing and user-unfriendly. however, after browsing the website -- spending quite a bit of time on its extensive but not terribly well-written help section -- i think i have it figured out.

i spent a little time browsing the cpl's favourite websites, and was quite happy to see that there is now a canadian job metasearch engine (http://www.indeed.ca/), as some time ago i had tried in vain to find one for a customer.

i also glanced over the 'fresh bookmarks' list, which, being a list of the most often- and recently-bookmarked sites, seems to function in a similar manner to digg.com, and found some interesting articles there too.

i feel quite confident that i will be able to comfortably incorporate this into my work at the library.

cpl 2.0, pt. 1.0

i remember discovering wikipedia a number of years ago and feeling like the web was finally beginning to live up to its potential. i still believe it to be one of the best things the internet has to offer its users. i have long felt that it has been unfarly maligned for its open format, when this is in fact its greatest strength, and was heartened to hear that recent studies have shown it to be on-par in terms of reliability with the most highly esteemed of encyclopedias such as britannica. furthermore, it has an ability to respond to current events that more traditional encyclopedias could only dream of.

del.icio.us, on the other hand, is still a mystery to me. i am looking forward to learning how to best make use of the CPL's 'best websites' del.icio.us account.