Del.icio.us

Del.icio.us is a really interesting site where people can add their favourite URL’s online rather than on their browsers favourite list. The reason this is a Web 2.0 application however is that you can network with friends or people with common interests and share links to websites you deem interesting or useful. When you add a site, you are informed how many other people have bookmarked it and can then link to them. This is a very useful way of connecting with people who share common interests as well. Whilst the sign up process is a little lengthy, the interface is incredibly easy and simple to use.

Benefits of this site include being able to access your favourites from any computer compared to the old system where it was only stored on your computer.

Downsides include the fact that others can view your links and so it looses an eliment of privacy.
My links and the connections they open are easy to view at the Del.icio.us site.