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Feature request - different privacy levels for lists

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:02:26 -0000

contact |lists |privacy | post by denagrabinar on 2008-03-24

Hi,

Firstly, just want to say - fantastic product, and it's just getting better. So far, I've barely scratched the surface of what it can do, as I've only been using it for private bookmarking. But even there, it's way ahead, IMO.

I do have one question though. At the moment, it looks like I can either make the list private or public, but nothing in between. I'd really like to be able to make lists private/public at different levels, including:
- only me
- contact lists (this one would make a huge difference to me)
- groups
- all diigo users
- everyone

Is this something that's already possible, and I'm just missing it? If not, is it something you think you can/will include?

Many thanks,

Dena
post by denagrabinar on 2008-03-24
Hi Dena,
Thanks for your suggestion. You can send the secret web address which is below the title of a private list to others. All recipients can access your private list in this way.
It's an interesting idea to share lists with contact lists. We will give it more thoughts.
post by joel on 2008-03-25
Thanks Joel.

I was fooling around with lists last night, and discovered the same approach that you've suggested.

I did wonder, though - how private is a secret url? Might it be possible for someone to accidentally discover one of my private lists, without being invited? My partner mentioned search-bots (not something I know about), and I just thought I'd ask...

Cheers,

Dena

Joel Liu wrote:
> Hi Dena,
> Thanks for your suggestion. You can send the secret web address which is below the title of a private list to others. All recipients can access your private list in this way.
> It's an interesting idea to share lists with contact lists. We will give it more thoughts.
post by denagrabinar on 2008-03-25
Don't worry, robots from google or other search engines can only access your public list. However, if your recipients post the secret url to public place, such as a blog, others may see your list content by clicking the link from the blog.
post by joel on 2008-03-25
many thanks for this, Joel. looking forward to many happy hours of list-making to come :-)

Joel Liu wrote:
> Don't worry, robots from google or other search engines can only access your public list. However, if your recipients post the secret url to public place, such as a blog, others may see your list content by clicking the link from the blog.
post by denagrabinar on 2008-03-26

Summary of 4 different problems (Lists - Multiple tagging - Tag confusion - Contact information)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:08:35 -0000

Dear Diigo developers,

Thank-you for your work. So far, I have been very pleased with Diigo and believe it has great potential. Having used it for some time, I would like to point out a few issues which could enhance Diigo and allow it to become a more professional, powerful tool.

- Lists:
It is extremely frustrating that Lists do not prevent the creation of multiple copies of the same item. When a bookmark is (accidentally) added to the same List on two separate occasions, that List's item count goes up (eg. "Showing 20 of 20" becomes "Showing 20 of 21"), and the bookmark is displayed multiple times under the "By Time" tab. There is no intelligible reason as to why Lists should function this way. In fact, for people such as myself who use lists as a sort of "ordered checklist of sites to visit", it wastes my time by sending me to the same page repeatedly. Also, it causes the item count on my lists to grow incredibly daunting - even when I actually end up having few items. This makes me misjudge the amount of time needed to visit all the bookmarks on my List, and affects my overall time-management! Such duplication within Lists needs to be written out of the program so that Diigo can be put to professional use.

- Simultaneously adding a tag to multiple bookmarks:
If I want to add a specific tag(s) to two or more bookmarks, I have to either edit each bookmark separately, or check all the relevant ones, choose 'Edit' in the drop-down menu at the top of the page, and then manually type each tag for each bookmark into the textbox that appears. An example of a more desirable method can be found on Gmail, where I can "label" several messages simultaneously by checking all the relevant messages and choosing the desired label from a drop-down menu. Using the same method - just substituting messages for bookmarks and Labels for Tags - Diigo could instantly become a far more usable tool. My lengthy observation of the Diigo Forums shows that I am not the only user looking forward to this innovation. The user drojack has posted the same suggestion ( http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/2139).

- Different versions of the same tag:
When I search through my bookmarks by tags, I sometimes do not get all the results I want because some of the relevant bookmarks have accidentally been tagged under a slightly different version ( e.g. some relevant bookmarks are tagged "community", others are tagged "communities", others are tagged "comunity", etc.) It is difficult to remember the exact conjugations of words that already exist in your tagcloud, especially when you use Diigo a lot and have a great variety of tags. Furthermore, one can easily misspell a word and thereby accidentally create a new tag. To prevent this, I suggest that the Diigo form for creating new bookmarks should anticipate which tag the user is entering when creating a new bookmark. A wonderful example of this was the drop-down menu which used to be available on the form, but which is unfortunately no longer there (at least in my Firefox 2.0.0.11 browser). An alternative and even better system would the one used by the Firefox extension "Bookmark Tags". Let's say I want to create a new bookmark using Bookmark Tags, and I want to tag it 'french'. When I bookmark it and type 'f' into the 'Tags' text box, it alphabetically suggests the first tag that I already use beginning with 'f' (e.g. 'facebook'). When I continue typing, it automatically changes its suggestion, whilst still suggesting existing tags ( e.g. 'facebook', - 'free' - 'free' - 'french '). If 'french' is a tag I have not used before, it will stop making suggestions after I have typed 'frenc'. I then simply finish typing the word, and Bookmark Tags recognises it as a new tag. Using this kind of system, Diigo users can more efficiently create and retrieve both bookmarks and tags.

- Lack of means to contact the developers:
Last but not least, I am rather disconcerted by the fact that the users' only means of (perchance!) reaching the developers is through the Community Forum. I searched the entire site and was not able to find a single e-mail address for "User Support", "Helpline" or anything to that effect (instead, I found this info-email for people interested in "partnerships, investment, licensing, and career opportunities"). A more direct line of communication would benefit not only the users and the community, but also the developers and the program.

Thank-you for your time. I look forward to the improvements! Please feel free to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

truefrancesca
post by truefrancesca on 2008-01-09
Hi truefrancesca,
Thanks for your suggestion.
1. Lists. Could you tell me how to reproduce the bug? I can't reproduce it here.
2. Simultaneously adding a tag to multiple bookmarks: This feature was already implemented in diigo V3. You can use it soon.
3. Different versions of the same tag: What's browser you use? IE or FF? Diigo toolbar has a tag auto suggestion feature which works as you described. However, some users reported this feature didn't work recently. With the upcoming Diigo V3 toolbar, this problem can be fixed.
4. You can reach me at joel 【at】 diigo dot com :).

truefrancesca wrote:
> Dear Diigo developers,
>
> Thank-you for your work. So far, I have been very pleased with Diigo and believe it has great potential. Having used it for some time, I would like to point out a few issues which could enhance Diigo and allow it to become a more professional, powerful tool.
post by joel on 2008-01-10
Hi Joel,

Lists - recreating the problem:
1) In My Diigo > My Bookmarks, click 'Create a List'. Name the list 'Test' (the rest is up to you). Then return to My Bookmarks.
2) Locate a bookmark that has two or more tags attached to it. Let's say it is called 'Fairtrade' and has been tagged 'shopping', 'politics' and 'educational'. Add Fairtrade to the Test list, using the drop-down 'Add to List ...' menu.
3) Once it has been "Added to List successfully!", take a look at Test by clicking on its link in the 'My Lists' box.
4) In Test, you will see that the main blue box is set to 'By position' and contains 'Fairtrade'. In the top-right corner of the blue box you will see "1-1 of 1". If you click on the 'By time' tab, you will see the same thing.
6) Return to My Bookmarks and find your 'My Tags' box. Click on the first tag associated with 'Fairtrade', in this case 'shopping'. This will show you all your bookmarks tagged 'shopping'.
7) Locate 'Fairtrade' and add it to Test using the drop-down menu again. Again, you will see a message saying it has been "Added to List successfully!".
8) Go My Bookmarks > Test. In the blue box, you will see that the 'By Position' tab still shows only one copy of 'Fairtrade', but the text in the top-right corner has changed to '1-2 of 2'. Click on the 'By time' tab and you will see Fairtrade has been added twice.
(If you repeat steps 6. - 8. for each of the other tags (i.e. 'politics' and 'educational'), then by the end, 'Fairtrade' will have been add to the 'By time' tab of Test a total of four times, and the text in the top-right corner of the blue box will read '1-4 of 4', even though it is all one and the same bookmark.)

Simultaneously adding a tag to multiple bookmarks:
That's wonderful news! Thank-you! I very much look forward to that feature.

Different versions of the same tag:
I use Mozilla Firefox v. 2.0.0.11 - again, I look forward to this bug being fixed!
I have uploaded some screenshots of the mechanism that I was referring to, just in case it may be helpful to you. You can view them here:
1) Typed 'F': http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/839249_mx48g/F.JPG
2) Typed 'Fr': http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/839253_c7clr/Fr.JPG
3) Typed 'Fre': http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/839252_xuti8/Fre.JPG
4) Assuming 'French' is an existing tag, typed 'Fren' and then click 'OK': http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/839248_lh66j/Fren.JPG
5) Assuming 'French' is NOT an existing tag, typed 'Fren': http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/839250_s4sn2/Fren2.JPG
6) Assuming 'French' is NOT an existing tag, finish typing tag and then click 'OK': http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/839251_dxorz/French.JPG
Hope it helps!

Reaching the developers:
Thank-you! I have sent a copy of this message to your e-mail address to save you some time :).

Again, thank-you for all your work!

joel wrote:
> Hi truefrancesca,
> Thanks for your suggestion.
> 1. Lists. Could you tell me how to reproduce the bug? I can't reproduce it here.
> 2. Simultaneously adding a tag to multiple bookmarks: This feature was already implemented in diigo V3. You can use it soon.
> 3. Different versions of the same tag: What's browser you use? IE or FF? Diigo toolbar has a tag auto suggestion feature which works as you described. However, some users reported this feature didn't work recently. With the upcoming Diigo V3 toolbar, this problem can be fixed.
> 4. You can reach me at joel 【at】 diigo dot com :).
>
> truefrancesca wrote:
> > Dear Diigo developers,
> >
> > Thank-you for your work. So far, I have been very pleased with Diigo and believe it has great potential. Having used it for some time, I would like to point out a few issues which could enhance Diigo and allow it to become a more professional, powerful tool.
post by truefrancesca on 2008-01-11
I replied your email.
post by joel on 2008-01-13
Great! Thank-you!

I have just read it and it all looks very promising. I look forward to it!

I'll also copy and paste your reply here so that the community can see what improvements are on the way! :)

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(deleted by Maggie - note: sorry, V3 details should be confidential :-)
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Thanks Joel! And well done, it looks good!

joel wrote:
> I replied your email.
post by truefrancesca on 2008-01-13
Re: #2 - simultaneously adding tag(s) to multiple bookmarks

When is diigo v3 going to be released?

post by jwm4atl on 2008-01-17
Soon. Taking longer than expected due to the amount of details and complexitiy, but it's looking very, very sharp.

Thanks for your patience. We cannot wait to share the next gen Diigo with you all soon!
post by maggie_diigo on 2008-01-26

How to contact diigo?!

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:36:41 -0000

contact |help |slide | post by linzel on 2007-09-19

I've been trying to become part of the slides.diigo.com group. I've tried to contact diigo directly. How/when/what do I have to do to get into the beta slides project? In fact how do I contact diigo at all?
I've been looking for a contact email. I 've filled in that slides request they have but I've never received any responses.

Anyone help?
post by linzel on 2007-09-19
Hi Linzel:
You can start to use slides feature after you click "Ready to create a slide show in minutes" button in slides.diigo.com. We will send email to people who left email in slides.diigo.com soon.
post by joel on 2007-09-20
I HAVE done this about. literally, ten times now with different email addresses. Why am I not getting the email back??
James
joel wrote:
> Hi Linzel:
> You can start to use slides feature after you click "Ready to create a slide show in minutes" button in slides.diigo.com. We will send email to people who left email in slides.diigo.com soon.
post by linzel on 2007-09-20
James:
Did you see the Create list button at the right side of your "My bookmark" page? If yes, please create a list first and then you can play the your own webslides.
post by joel on 2007-09-21

Diigo is not much of a social network - contacting other members

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:26:27 -0000

contact |network | post by dallasblue on 2007-06-29

A key part of a social network is contacting others in the network that you may not be connected to. There does not appear to be a way to do that.

In particular, I want to be able to run a search on Diigo bookmarks full text (which I can do). When I see another user I should be able to send a message to them. That part I can't do. And I should be able to do it without multiple clicks.

Am I missing something? If not, is this a feature that will be added?

Marc
post by dallasblue on 2007-06-29
Marc:
Y, this feature will be added in the Diigo Version 3.
Thanks.
post by joel on 2007-07-01
I need to contact the "owner" of a group to have a couple of my posts removed. I posted very personal info by accident. How do I do that????

joel wrote:
> Marc:
> Y, this feature will be added in the Diigo Version 3.
> Thanks.
post by mrsbolanos on 2007-07-01

Why can't I add friends?

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:49:01 -0000

contact |friends | post by zhouyuanchi on 2007-06-14

Why diigo don't have the friends or favorate funtions.
post by zhouyuanchi on 2007-06-14
You can invite your friends by email now. Later we will allow people to request other users as friends.
What's the favorite function you like ?
Thanks.
post by joel on 2007-06-14
To save that links other saved that I like, or follow the people who I'm interesting on.

We are a community, isn't it? We should interact with peopel in the way we like. In diigo now I fell lonely, we can not connect with other person we like, except the "interesting", which is control by computer.

joel wrote:
> You can invite your friends by email now. Later we will allow people to request other users as friends.
> What's the favorite function you like ?
> Thanks.
post by zhouyuanchi on 2007-06-24
Friends section is substantially enhanced in V3. Stay tuned...
post by maggie_diigo on 2007-06-24