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Del.icio.us (del.icio.us)

1649 points by kome · 2257 days ago · 506 comments on HN

Article summary

The article appears to be about the potential revival of Del.icio.us, a social bookmarking site. The site's new owner, Maciej Ceglowski, who also owns Pinboard, has announced plans to put Del.icio.us back online. The site will be available in a read-only format, and users will be able to export their data. The revival of Del.icio.us has sparked discussion about the relevance of social bookmarking and content discovery in today's online landscape.

Main themes

  • social bookmarking
  • content discovery
  • folksonomy
  • algorithm-free curation
  • online communities
  • web directories

What commenters say

  • The revival of Del.icio.us is unnecessary because there are already many bookmark synchronization apps available.
  • Del.icio.us was valuable for its communal curation and folksonomy model, which allowed users to discover new content.
  • The site's read-only format may not be enough to make it relevant again, and it may be seen as a way to upsell Pinboard.
  • Some users are excited about the potential for Del.icio.us to provide a platform for social curation and content discovery without algorithms.
  • The decline of Google and other content discovery platforms has created a need for alternative solutions like Del.icio.us.
  • The site's ability to provide a stable and growing collection of bookmarks is seen as a key feature that is missing from other platforms.
  • There are concerns about the relevance and usefulness of Del.icio.us in today's online landscape, particularly given the rise of other social media platforms.
  • The potential for a federated standard for web directories and social bookmarking is seen as an interesting area for experimentation and development.