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Social bookmarking and tagging are two separate concept that share two primary traits: 1) the ability of individuals to organize knowledge in a manner that is personally meaningful and 2) to share, network and collaborate with others who share similar interests. *examining the social bookmarks by using “Network” feature in del.icio.us . Del.icio.us and Digg are two prominent examples. Sites like Furl go beyond simple bookmarking by saving a copy of the site itself. Setting aside copyright concerns, Furl ensures that valuable resources don’t disappear when a link changes or a site closes. * Organizing references: Certain sites – like connotea and CiteULike – are useful for learners to organize references when working on research papers. In addition to organizing, the references can also easily be shared with others. * Group work – have learners post their individual or group work resources on a bookmarking site, so instructors and class members can learn from the research activities of others * Encourage readers to capture resources of interest in a social bookmarking service, so future search in particular subject areas can occur within the knowledge resource they have created * Create a personal knowledge repository through sites like furl which ensure important links are kept * Tie bookmarking into blogging activities…ask learners to create a blog where important reflections – coming out of social bookmarking – can be expressed and explored (and in the process, if blogs are public, enable learners to bookmark the writing of classmates).