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To provide even more context, let's assume that we're might want to use the social bookmarking within an institution in the following ways (this list is not necessarily complete): By registering all the students on a particular course to the system so they can use it in course related exercises; By registering every student who joins the institution so they can use it as a resource throughout their registration period, and even beyond (i.e. when they graduate); To allow the system to integrate with pre-existing authentication systems; To allow students to share knowledge between cohorts (e.g. so one year's coohrt can leave a legacy to the next cohort); To provide an environment where student project teams or tutor groups can share bookmarks and comments privately amongst themselves; To provide a bookmarking component in an e-portfolio system; To maintain a needs-serving link with graduates/alumni by continuing to host their bookmarks (perhaps supporting this service by advertising relevant courses or fundraising initiatives to such alumni at a future date;-);

Del.icio.us (pronounced as "delicious") was one of the first social bookmarking sites founded by Joshua Schachter in 2003 and was later bought by Yahoo in 2005. Since then, many new social bookmarking sites have been launched and continue to enjoy an ever growing user base. Such sites include, but are not limited to: StumbleUpon, Digg, Reddit, Blue Dot, BookmarkSync, Cloudytags.com, Diigo, Furl, GiveALink.org, Ma.gnolia, My Web, Newsvine, Propeller.com, Reddit, Simpy, and Thoof.