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Recently we've added a new bookmark function that logged in users can use to maintain public lists of URLs for tagging and sharing with the world. You can read the bookmark faq to answer a few specific questions, check out the global bookmark lists that can be tagged, journaled over, or submitted as stories. Read on for notes on what we're planning for this.

The idea is that URLs are bookmarked, either using the javascript bookmarklett thingee or by directly visiting the bookmarks page. But when you are DONE bookmarking and tagging your URL, you can then write a journal or story submission about them. On a related note, journals are now directly submittable to Slashdot editors as well.

We plan to add RSS exporting as well as a few other features, but mostly what we're going to try to do is figure out ways to mine bookmarks for stories. You can best help by tagging bookmarks on the global bookmarks pages. This is all very experimental, so your help is appreciated.

Now as always on Slashdot we appreciate your feedback and bug reports. You can do this the slashdot SF project page. Or even better you could visit the site and consider submitting patches. Ideas are never in short supply here- time to code them all ALWAYS is. Join the mailing list! Or just start bookmarking and tagging stuff. Lastly, thanks to Tim Vroom who put all of this together.

update to clarify a point for the readers- this system is primarily an extension of our submission bin. You are welcome to bookmark & tag for your own pleasure, but our intent is that this system eventually be used to help us find content for the mainpage. So of course the functionality has overlap with other sites. No huge shock there. But our intentions is to use user bookmarks & tags as another input channel for editors picking stories for the audience.

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  1. niiiiiice by computadorka · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    bookmare juarez or what!

  2. Taco, plz stap the Trolltalk crapflood.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    blah blah blah ... digg, delicious,...on topic...it's great, bacardi and cola....

    taco bell=Kotex

  3. Re:Let me be the first by DeadSea · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Let me be the first
    (Score:1, Troll)
    by eclectro (227083) on 2006-04-13 13:46 (#15122701)

    to say that I'm glad dupe and spell check have been added.

    I don't think this deserves the "troll" moderation. It sounds like eclectro would rather have dup and spell check functionality for editors than bookmarks. Because he said so in a slightly humerous fashion doesn't mean he should get a bitchslap. Stoopid moderators.
  4. Mod this article down... by devphaeton · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ....as flamebait!

    (but not as a dupe)

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    do() || do_not(); // try();
  5. Here are a couple of bookmarks for ya by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.freeconservatives.com/vb/archive/index. php?t-31942.html

    Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an American, and these words were said back in 1907.

    "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't
    an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

    Theodore Roosevelt 1907

    And
    http://www.newswithviews.com/Bresnahan/david6.htm


    Dear President Bush:

    I'm about to plan a little trip with my family and extended family,
    And I would like to ask you to assist me. I'm going to walk across
    the border from the U.S. into Mexico, and I need to make a few
    arrangements. I know you can help with this.

    I plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports,
    immigration quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the
    same way you do here.

    So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Vicente Fox, that
    I'm on my way over? Please let him know that I will be expecting
    the following:

    1. Free medical care for my entire family.
    2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might
    need, whether I use them or not.
    3. All government forms need to be printed in English.
    4. I want my kids to be taught by English-speaking teachers.
    5. Schools need to include classes on American culture and history.
    6. I want my kids to see the American flag flying on the top of the
    flag pole at their school with the Mexican flag flying lower down.
    7. Please plan to feed my kids at school for both breakfast and
    lunch.
    8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy
    access to government services.
    9. I do not plan to have any car insurance, and I won't make any
    effort to learn local traffic laws.
    10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the
    memo from Pres. Fox to leave me alone, please be sure that all
    police officers speak English.
    11. I plan to fly the U.S . flag from my house top, put flag decals
    on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not
    want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.
    12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes,
    and don't enforce any labor laws or tax laws.
    13. Please tell all the people in the country to be extremely nice
    and never say a critical word about me, or about the strain I might
    place on the economy.

    I know this is an easy request because you already do all these
    things for all the people who come to the U.S. from Mexico . I am
    sure that Pres. Fox won't mind returning the favor if you ask him
    nicely.

    However, if he gives you any trouble, just invite him to go quail
    hunting with your V.P.

    Thank you so much for your kind help.