Diigo's walled off and closed in method is one of biggest drawbacks of using Diigo. In my case i use Diigo to collect volumes of commented bookmarks. I make heavy use of both the lists and groups, as well as keywords (tags). I also "share" extensively and export to blogs and Delicious. This works well for targeted access and sharing. But it's not like getting listed in a Google search. Not even close.

Consider this situation. Google searches are based in part on the quality of links to a page. My Diigo bookmarks would fall into the "quality link" category, if Diigo wan't a closed off site. If the different topic views i can generate in Diigo were also used to reinforce a Google search chain of "quality links", the views and opinions of like thinkers and those who share my values and interests would explode across the Web. But only if Diigo opened up their members public posts and lists to Google.

Simply put, Diigo is out of step with how the Web works, and why it's so valuable. Part of that value is that people you don't know, who are totally unaware of your existence let alone your values and interests, can find you through Google. Sure, that makes Google critically important to the future of the Web. But it would also make Diigo critically important. Primarily because Diigo has excellent tools that, if Google enabled, could fully leverage the Web with a minimum of effort.

Look at this through the Facebook lens. Usin friends and likes, Facebook has created an Über web coonectivity experience. Why is it that Diigo failed to do the same with bookmarks shared amongst the like minded? A Diigo Friends and Likes joined through the shared interest in issues and topics - which grow by leaps and bounds through bookmark connectivity?

Take out Google, and Diigo remains a walled off community of people who already know each other. Truly a Facebook level opportunity missed. For all of us.

~ge~

Is it possible to automate the posting of a Diigo "My List" to Google+ or Facebook?

I'm having problems publishing on of "My List" to Blogger. It works, sort of, but with problems. I selected a list called "USA-Constitution", checked all posts (bookmarks) and then the option "Publish to Blog". The "Edit Blog Post" page appears with the URL: http://www.diigo.com/blog_this/draft_blog

My saved blogs are listed and marked "valid". An "editing" box appears with the links and content. The content is totally mashed as one giant paragraph. Awful lack of simple break-between-paragraphs formatting.

When i click "send" i get a webpage stating that the "Post Failed! 1.Caught in the Crossfire (Blogger service error, please try again later.) ...... Caught in the Crossfire is the Blogger name for my blog.

However, on refreshing my blog page, the mashed list of bookmarks and comments does show up - including the original Diigo posting date.

The setup for this saved blog uses the Blog Type/Service "New Blogger Blog". Is that a correct setting? Or should i be using the "Blogger API" setting? The "End Point" is a url : http://www.blogger.com/api

There is another "End Point" i could use: http://www2.blogger.com/api

Not sure what the difference is.

What i would like to set up is an automated posting of "My List" to a specific Blog at Blogger (http:blogspot.com). How would i set that up? And is it possible to fix the formatting problem? Butt ugly stuff.

thanks for the consideration,
~ge~