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'''del.icio.us''' (pronounced "delicious") is a [[social bookmarking]] [[web service]] for storing, sharing, and discovering [[World Wide Web|web]] [[Bookmark (computing)|bookmarks]]. The site was founded by [[Joshua Schachter]] in late [[2003]] and was acquired by [[Yahoo!]] in [[2005]]. It has more than three million users and 100 million bookmarked [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]]s.<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/06/exclusive-screen-shots-and-feature-overview-of-delicious-20-preview/ Exclusive: Screen Shots And Feature Overview of Delicious 2.0 Preview<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Del.icio.us''' (pronounced "delicious") is a [[social bookmarking]] [[web service]] for storing, sharing, and discovering [[World Wide Web|web]] [[Bookmark (computing)|bookmarks]]. The site was founded by [[Joshua Schachter]] in late [[2003]] and was acquired by [[Yahoo!]] in [[2005]]. It has more than three million users and 100 million bookmarked [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]]s.<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/06/exclusive-screen-shots-and-feature-overview-of-delicious-20-preview/ Exclusive: Screen Shots And Feature Overview of Delicious 2.0 Preview<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


== Site description ==
== Site description ==
del.icio.us uses a non-[[hierarchical]] keyword categorization system in which users can [[Tag (metadata)|tag]] each of their bookmarks with a number of freely chosen keywords (cf. [[folksonomy]]). A combined view of everyone's bookmarks with a given tag is available; for instance, the URL "http://del.icio.us/tag/wiki" displays all of the most recent links tagged "wiki". Its collective nature makes it possible to view bookmarks added by similar-minded users.
Del.icio.us uses a non-[[hierarchical]] keyword categorization system in which users can [[Tag (metadata)|tag]] each of their bookmarks with a number of freely chosen keywords (cf. [[folksonomy]]). A combined view of everyone's bookmarks with a given tag is available; for instance, the URL "http://del.icio.us/tag/wiki" displays all of the most recent links tagged "wiki". Its collective nature makes it possible to view bookmarks added by similar-minded users.


del.icio.us has a "hotlist" on its [[home page]] and "popular" and "recent" pages, which help to surface interesting content and make the website an effective conveyor of popular [[Internet phenomenon|internet meme]]s and trends.
Del.icio.us has a "hotlist" on its [[home page]] and "popular" and "recent" pages, which help to surface interesting content and make the website an effective conveyor of popular [[Internet phenomenon|internet meme]]s and trends.


Many novel features have contributed to making Del.icio.us one of the most popular social bookmarking services.<ref>[http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/ebizmba25.html 25 Largest User Generated Content Sites | eBusiness Data | eBizMBA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> These include the website's simple interface, human-readable [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]] scheme, a novel domain name, a simple [[Representational State Transfer|REST]] [[application programming interface|API]], and [[RSS (file format)|RSS]] feeds for [[web syndication]].
Many novel features have contributed to making Del.icio.us one of the most popular social bookmarking services.<ref>[http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/ebizmba25.html 25 Largest User Generated Content Sites | eBusiness Data | eBizMBA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> These include the website's simple interface, human-readable [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]] scheme, a novel domain name, a simple [[Representational State Transfer|REST]] [[application programming interface|API]], and [[RSS (file format)|RSS]] feeds for [[web syndication]].


Use of del.icio.us is free. The source code of the site is not available, but a user's own data is freely downloadable through the site's [[API]] in an [[XML]] or [[JSON]] format, and can also be exported to a standard Netscape bookmarks format.
Use of Del.icio.us is free. The source code of the site is not available, but a user's own data is freely downloadable through the site's [[API]] in an [[XML]] or [[JSON]] format, and can also be exported to a standard Netscape bookmarks format.


Everything posted to del.icio.us is publicly viewable by default, although a user can mark specific bookmarks as private, and imported bookmarks are private by default. The public aspect is emphasized; it is not focused on storing private ("not shared") bookmark collections. Many people use the del.icio.us [[linkroll]]s, tagrolls and network badges to display their links and information on their [[weblog]]s. Others use the [[RSS (file format)|RSS feeds]] and daily blog posting feature to do this.
Everything posted to Del.icio.us is publicly viewable by default, although a user can mark specific bookmarks as private, and imported bookmarks are private by default. The public aspect is emphasized; it is not focused on storing private ("not shared") bookmark collections. Many people use the Del.icio.us [[linkroll]]s, tagrolls and network badges to display their links and information on their [[weblog]]s. Others use the [[RSS (file format)|RSS feeds]] and daily blog posting feature to do this.


== History ==
== History ==


The precursor to del.icio.us was Schachter's link blog with tags, titled Muxway, which had grown out of a text file he maintained to keep track of links related to [[Memepool]].<ref name="tech-review">[http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/Profile.aspx?Cand=T&TRID=432 Joshua Schachter, 2006 Young Innovator] in ''Technology Review''</ref> In September 2003 he released the first version of del.icio.us -- a way for many people to keep track of links and share them. In March 2005 Schachter left his day job to work on del.icio.us full-time, and in April 2005 it received approximately $2 million in funding from [[Union Square Ventures]], [[Amazon.com]], and other investors<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/06/16/profile-delicious/ Profile: Del.icio.us] by Michael Arrington on ''Techcrunch'', June 16 2005</ref>. [[Yahoo!]] [[Mergers and acquisitions|acquired]] Del.icio.us on [[December 9]] [[2005]].<ref>[http://www.searchenginejournal.com/index.php?p=2642 Yahoo Acquires Del.icio.us : FlickrYahoolicious!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Various guesses suggest it was sold for somewhere between US$15 million and US$30 million.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/index.htm Tag Sale - January 01, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/10/technology/delicious_biz20_120905/index.htm Delicious deal for entrepreneur - Dec. 12, 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The precursor to Del.icio.us was Schachter's link blog with tags, titled Muxway, which had grown out of a text file he maintained to keep track of links related to [[Memepool]].<ref name="tech-review">[http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/Profile.aspx?Cand=T&TRID=432 Joshua Schachter, 2006 Young Innovator] in ''Technology Review''</ref> In September 2003 he released the first version of Del.icio.us -- a way for many people to keep track of links and share them. In March 2005 Schachter left his day job to work on Del.icio.us full-time, and in April 2005 it received approximately $2 million in funding from [[Union Square Ventures]], [[Amazon.com]], and other investors<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/06/16/profile-delicious/ Profile: Del.icio.us] by Michael Arrington on ''Techcrunch'', June 16 2005</ref>. [[Yahoo!]] [[Mergers and acquisitions|acquired]] Del.icio.us on [[December 9]] [[2005]].<ref>[http://www.searchenginejournal.com/index.php?p=2642 Yahoo Acquires Del.icio.us : FlickrYahoolicious!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Various guesses suggest it was sold for somewhere between US$15 million and US$30 million.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/index.htm Tag Sale - January 01, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/10/technology/delicious_biz20_120905/index.htm Delicious deal for entrepreneur - Dec. 12, 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


There are several competing [[List of social software#Social bookmarking|social bookmarking services]] as well as a few [[open source]] clones.
There are several competing [[List of social software#Social bookmarking|social bookmarking services]] as well as a few [[open source]] clones.

Revision as of 00:31, 15 March 2008

Del.icio.us
The del.icio.us "logo" as seen on the del.icio.us site.
Type of site
Online social bookmarking
OwnerYahoo! Inc.
Created byJoshua Schachter
URLhttp://del.icio.us/
RegistrationOptional

Del.icio.us (pronounced "delicious") is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. The site was founded by Joshua Schachter in late 2003 and was acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. It has more than three million users and 100 million bookmarked URLs.[1]

Site description

Del.icio.us uses a non-hierarchical keyword categorization system in which users can tag each of their bookmarks with a number of freely chosen keywords (cf. folksonomy). A combined view of everyone's bookmarks with a given tag is available; for instance, the URL "http://del.icio.us/tag/wiki" displays all of the most recent links tagged "wiki". Its collective nature makes it possible to view bookmarks added by similar-minded users.

Del.icio.us has a "hotlist" on its home page and "popular" and "recent" pages, which help to surface interesting content and make the website an effective conveyor of popular internet memes and trends.

Many novel features have contributed to making Del.icio.us one of the most popular social bookmarking services.[2] These include the website's simple interface, human-readable URL scheme, a novel domain name, a simple REST API, and RSS feeds for web syndication.

Use of Del.icio.us is free. The source code of the site is not available, but a user's own data is freely downloadable through the site's API in an XML or JSON format, and can also be exported to a standard Netscape bookmarks format.

Everything posted to Del.icio.us is publicly viewable by default, although a user can mark specific bookmarks as private, and imported bookmarks are private by default. The public aspect is emphasized; it is not focused on storing private ("not shared") bookmark collections. Many people use the Del.icio.us linkrolls, tagrolls and network badges to display their links and information on their weblogs. Others use the RSS feeds and daily blog posting feature to do this.

History

The precursor to Del.icio.us was Schachter's link blog with tags, titled Muxway, which had grown out of a text file he maintained to keep track of links related to Memepool.[3] In September 2003 he released the first version of Del.icio.us -- a way for many people to keep track of links and share them. In March 2005 Schachter left his day job to work on Del.icio.us full-time, and in April 2005 it received approximately $2 million in funding from Union Square Ventures, Amazon.com, and other investors[4]. Yahoo! acquired Del.icio.us on December 9 2005.[5] Various guesses suggest it was sold for somewhere between US$15 million and US$30 million.[6][7]

There are several competing social bookmarking services as well as a few open source clones.

Name

The "del.icio.us" domain name is an example of a domain hack, an unconventional combination of letters to form a word or phrase. Del.icio.us, though not the first domain of this nature, is the best-known and most frequently-accessed domain hack. Delicious.com and delicio.us also redirect to the del.icio.us website.

In an interview, Schacter explained how he chose the name: "I'd registered the domain when .us opened the registry, and a quick test showed me the six letter suffixes that let me generate the most words. In early discussions, a friend refered to finding good links as "eating cherries" and the metaphor stuck, I guess."[8]

On September 6, 2007, Schachter said the website's name would change to "Delicious" when the site redesign was released, at an unspecifed date.[9] The first letter of the name will be uppercase in normal text and lowercase when displayed as a logo, and the domain name will be delicious.com.

References

  1. ^ Exclusive: Screen Shots And Feature Overview of Delicious 2.0 Preview
  2. ^ 25 Largest User Generated Content Sites | eBusiness Data | eBizMBA
  3. ^ Joshua Schachter, 2006 Young Innovator in Technology Review
  4. ^ Profile: Del.icio.us by Michael Arrington on Techcrunch, June 16 2005
  5. ^ Yahoo Acquires Del.icio.us : FlickrYahoolicious!
  6. ^ Tag Sale - January 01, 2006
  7. ^ Delicious deal for entrepreneur - Dec. 12, 2005
  8. ^ A Del.icio.us Interview by Rands in Repose, December 3, 2004
  9. ^ delicious blog » taste test

External links

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