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== Why not use a Social Bookmarking service? ==
== Why not use a Social Bookmarking service? ==
Many would suggest that the new “Social Bookmarking�? movement (and associated extensions, tools, visualizations, and such) is the answer to all my bookmarkish problems, but I disagree.  Social bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us have two major and unacceptable drawbacks for me:
Many would suggest that the new "Social Bookmarking" movement (and associated extensions, tools, visualizations, and such) is the answer to all my bookmarkish problems, but I disagree.  Social bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us have two major and unacceptable drawbacks for me:


# I have absolutely zero interest in sharing (all of) my bookmarks.  My bookmarks, for the most part, reflect my changing interests and surf habits over time.  I would consider it a fairly serious breach of personal privacy were those to be tracked (or trackable).  If I decide to share my bookmarks, I want the option for it to be anonymous, and I want it to be able to share only particular subsets of my entire collection.
# I have absolutely zero interest in sharing (all of) my bookmarks.  My bookmarks, for the most part, reflect my changing interests and surf habits over time.  I would consider it a fairly serious breach of personal privacy were those to be tracked (or trackable).  If I decide to share my bookmarks, I want the option for it to be anonymous, and I want it to be able to share only particular subsets of my entire collection.
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