Jeff Bridgforth :: Webcraftsman

Crafting Web sites since 1999

I am a Web designer passionate about creating elegant, inspiring, and usable Web experiences that connect with an audience and fulfull business objectives.

The Del.icio.us Lesson

February 23, 2006

This comes from Joshua Porter.

The del.icio.us lesson

  • Personal value precedes network value
  • People rarely do things for the “good of the network”
  • Del.icio.us, though providing very cool tagging features, is mostly about a single person remembering items for later.

His third point resonates with me because that is how I use del.icio.us. I think it points to the fact that Web 2.0 is really about helping individuals accomplish their goals. Recommendations are helpful when they help me accomplish what I want.

Joshua has some other interesting observations or lessons on what we have learned so far about leveraging the Web.

1 Comment

  1. rob

    February 23rd, 2006

    I agree with that third one also. That’s how I use it. However, I do use Flickr to share for the network.

    I guess I really don’t care if you know my bookmarks, but I care if you see my photos!