What is social bookmarking?

Social bookmarking is a way for people to save and share links to web pages. Typically, users save links to web pages that they want to remember and/or share with others. In general, social bookmarking services allow users to save and categorize links. Most social bookmarking services also allow users to comment on or tag saved links.

Social bookmarking can be thought of as a kind of collaborative filtering. That is, users save links to web pages that they think other users will find interesting. In this way, social bookmarking can be used to find new web pages, or to get recommendations for web pages that match a user’s interests.

Top 20 social bookmarking

1. Reddit
2. Digg
3. Slashdot
4. Newsvine
5. Fark
6. Mixx
7. Del.icio.us
8. Propeller
9. Furl
10. StumbleUpon
11. BlinkList
12. Simpy
13. Sphinn
14. Netscape
15. Google Bookmarks
16. Dogpile
17. Metafilter
18. Technorati
19. Yahoo! MyWeb
20. diigo

When it comes to social bookmarking, there are seemingly endless options available. So, which ones should you use?

Here are 20 of the most popular social bookmarking sites, based on traffic data from SimilarWeb.

1. Reddit
   – Reddit is a social news and entertainment website where registered users can submit content in the form of either a link or a text “self” post. Other users then vote the submission up or down, which determines its position on the site’s pages and front page.
2. Digg
   – Digg is a social news website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Reddit in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
3. Slashdot
   – Slashdot is a news and information website that covers a variety of topics, including science, technology, and politics. It’s known for its community of users who submit and comment on content.
4. Newsvine
   – Newsvine is a social news website that allows users to submit and vote on articles from other websites. It’s similar to Digg and Reddit in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
5. Fark
   – Fark is a social news website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, and Newsvine in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
6. Mixx
   – Mixx is a social news and entertainment website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, and Fark in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
7. Del.icio.us
   – Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website that allows users to submit and vote on links to websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, and Mixx in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
8. Propeller
   – Propeller is a social news website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, and Del.icio.us in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
9. Furl
   – Furl is a social bookmarking website that allows users to submit and vote on links to websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, and Propeller in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
10. StumbleUpon
    – StumbleUpon is a social news and entertainment website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, and Furl in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
11. BlinkList
    – BlinkList is a social bookmarking website that allows users to submit and vote on links to websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, and StumbleUpon in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
12. Simpy
    – Simpy is a social bookmarking website that allows users to submit and vote on links to websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, and BlinkList in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
13. Sphinn
    – Sphinn is a social news website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, BlinkList, and Simpy in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
14. Netscape
    – Netscape is a social news website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, BlinkList, Simpy, and Sphinn in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
15. Google Bookmarks
    – Google Bookmarks is a social bookmarking website that allows users to submit and vote on links to websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, BlinkList, Simpy, Sphinn, and Netscape in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
16. Dogpile
    – Dogpile is a social news and entertainment website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, BlinkList, Simpy, Sphinn, Netscape, and Google Bookmarks in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
17. Metafilter
    – Metafilter is a social news and entertainment website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, BlinkList, Simpy, Sphinn, Netscape, Google Bookmarks, and Dogpile in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
18. Technorati
    – Technorati is a social news website that allows users to submit and vote on content from other websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, BlinkList, Simpy, Sphinn, Netscape, Google Bookmarks, Dogpile, and Metafilter in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
19. Yahoo! MyWeb
    – Yahoo! MyWeb is a social bookmarking website that allows users to submit and vote on links to websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, BlinkList, Simpy, Sphinn, Netscape, Google Bookmarks, Dogpile, Metafilter, and Technorati in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.
20. diigo
    – diigo is a social bookmarking website that allows users to submit and vote on links to websites. It’s similar to Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Fark, Mixx, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Furl, StumbleUpon, BlinkList, Simpy, Sphinn, Netscape, Google Bookmarks, Dogpile, Metafilter, Technorati, and Yahoo! MyWeb in that users can upvote or downvote content, which determines its position on the site.