Social Bookmarking

1. What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers?
Another way to organize and store information on your computer rather than using Diigo, is to save websites and articles to your favorites or desktop. Although, with both of these alternatives, you cannot highlight or focus on certain information on a website or in an article like you can with Diigo.

2. What have you learned from researching the above topics? What do you know now about those           current events that you didn’t know before?
I found a lot of interesting information by researching these topics; some that I was aware of and some that I was not. For example, I was very aware of the tensions between Ukraine and Russia causing tensions between Russia and the United States, but I had no idea that this tension could possibly affect our space program. The U.S. needs Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome to launch space missions. After the recent mishap with a satellite falling into the Pacific Ocean, there is a chance that the U.S. may not be able to access this space station as frequently.

3. What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
Other social bookmarking websites and apps include Digg, Pinterest, Reddit, Delicious, and Wanelo. We have used Digg before in class and I always use the Wanelo app on my phone.

4. Will you continue to use social bookmarking?
I will continue to use social bookmarking because of its convenience. It puts all articles of my interest in one place. I can highlight certain information in an article and put notes on the article. Social bookmarking is very helpful in finding information for a project or paper and in being aware of current events.