[jcrites]

One of the core features I've wanted from a bookmarking service was the capability to store the actual /content/ of the bookmark indefinitely. I want to recall having read an article or paper years later in conversation, say "Let me find the citation for you", and then actually follow up! And still have the original content even if the URL was taken offline, which happens an unfortunate amount.

Luckily, Pinboard (pinboard.in) has this capability, including full text search, with an archival account ($25/yr). As does Evernote, but I find Evernote a bit heavy weight for solely bookmarks. (Note: Pinboard is not Pinterest.)

I save hundreds of bookmarks per month - basically everything interesting that I read and might want to reference later. I reference my bookmarks less than I had expected, but I'm still happy and getting definite value from it.

To be honest, my ideal bookmarking system would record and index literally /every/ website I ever visit. Then I don't need to take any action and can't accidentally fail to find something I viewed before. I've considered implementing this scheme for myself but have not yet followed through, since Pinboard works pretty well, and is easy to activate using a bookmark.

My one complaint about Pinboard is that I found it difficult to obtain support. I contacted them through their advertised support channel about a problem I initially encountered during the signup process, and never heard back.

[comex]

I used to use Furl for the content-saving feature. Its eventual shutdown has made me wary of any bookmarking or other archival service that I can't host myself.

[dreadsword]

Pinboard seems like a great product; IIRC the person behind it ran it as a one person shop? I suppose that could account for the service issues!