[bbuffone]

I never got the whole bookmarking craze. Why is this useful? Google has every link on the web and you can easily search for things. It always seemed easier just go to google and search again then try to bookmark, tag and use another search to find a link you may never use again.

[dabent]

I find that I use my "favorites" on my browser a lot, then change computers and don't have the links I stored.

Google and Bing are very good at what they do, but there are certain articles/how-tos and such that I find very useful to keep around without having to remember the exact query I used to pull them up on Google. Also, search results change over time, so that blog article I loved might not score on the search engines like it did last year.

Bookmarking sites also offer some of the functionality a site like HN does, with popular/recent links coming in over time.

That's what I think is important, anyway.

[bbuffone]

I have never had more then a 5 favorites, unless it is something I go to everyday (google analytics) then it doesn't get added.

Also browsers have great autocomplete. If I want to go to hackers news. I hit "n" in the url bar and I am there.

[mdoyle]

I think it depends on who you are and what you want from the web? E.g. I've just spent three years finishing a masters and being able to bookmark hundreds of articles which I used for research was invaluable. Sure, you bookmark in your browser, but I use three machines daily and numerous browsers. Having access to my bookmarks anywhere I was studying was very useful. I think the millions of users on various bookmarking sites is testament to the value of bookmarking.

[sw1205]

Specifically to our site - if you see an article you like but don't have to read it, then you can use our bookmark it with 1 click of a button and save it to view later. You can also organise all your bookmarks in an easy way and follow people who you find bookmark interesting things.

[whyleym]

I often forget sites that I have previously visited (sometimes years) before as such I tend to bookmark as much as possible things that I will find interesting or useful at some point in the future.

[marknutter]

use this: http://historio.us

[whyleym]

Nice - thanks - i'll take a look