Quick tip for StumbleUpon: Instant reviews

One bookmarking tool isn’t enough for me. I use Delicious for research projects and sites I frequently visit, and I like to keep it clean and organized. So I need another tool for those sites that catch my eye and I might return to someday.

StumbleUpon, although not nearly as effective at organizing bookmarks as Delicious, works great for this purpose. Using the StumbleUpon toolbar, all I have to do to bookmark something is hit the I like it! button. Usually, I don’t even have to come up with tags. And even if I never return to the site via my StumbleUpon page, I can at least share with other Stumblers.

Here’s a quick tip to make stumbling even easier. Before clicking the I like it! button, highlight a sentence or two in the page’s text that describes the page or what you like about it. Then click I like it! and the highlighted text will be entered automatically as the page’s review, prefaced by the words “From the page.” When you return to browse through your bookmarks, the captured text should jog your memory as to why you liked the site in the first place.

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