A del.icio.us Revelation
After about a year of using the del.icio.us public bookmarking system, I’ve finally realized why I really like this service. I find that anytime I am working on a project that focuses on a new (or new to me) technology, I can lurk around the del.icio.us tags for that technology to find out what others are doing and linking to.
For example, I’ve been doing alot of DOM and JavaScript work over the past three weeks, so every night I visit the del.icio.us tags for JavaScript and DOM. This is great as I can quickly scan the bookmarks for links to pages that range from very basic information to cutting edge techniques.
Lurking in a del.icio.us tag is as easy as typing http://del.icio.us/tag/ followed by the term you would like to lurk in. For example if you wanted to lurk in the AJAX links, type http://del.icio.us/tag/AJAX. You can also filter mulitple terms by placing a plus sign between them (ie. http://del.icio.us/tag/AJAX+DOM)
