We all come across one, ten or dozens of interesting websites over the course of a work week. But how do we store and share this found information? We might save the name in our head and forget it. Maybe we hope Google can help us pin it down later. Maybe we add it to our bookmarks file in the browser (so that it becomes entry number 245 in a random list of bookmarks). If we want to let others know about it maybe we send an email with the link (and cc our own address so we can find it later). But what if we leave out someone in the email chain? And who wants another email, anyway? They won’t read it. I don’t have time. I could send it to a bunch of email lists but that includes all kinds of people that don’t want to hear about this. Ah, why bother.

Such is the state of knowledge management when it comes to interesting online information. But a combination of your web browser, your finger clicking the mouse and buttons, and a site like Delicious make storing interesting website addresses and information in a group simple and quick. Using RSS or a quick visit to a site that stores these bookmarks and displays them makes sharing the information painless.

One way to do this is to use a “social bookmarking” tool like Delicious in your daily routine. I have been doing this for a while using an account (it’s free) for The Wilderness Society. I find an interesting site. Click a button at the top of my browser, enter a description, click submit and, voila… saved for all to see on The Wilderness Society’s delicious page, in the “Recently Found” sidebar of ecommarama.org or in an RSS reader.
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