Using delicious to map the internet

I've been using Delicious since 2008, and it has become a very important part of my "work dispatch engine".

Delicious is a web site where you keep a collection of your favorite bookmarks. The good thing about it, is that it is a Folksnomy. This means that you type words (known as tags) to classify the page's contents. Later, when you need to find your pages, you can search them using the tags.

For example, let's say I want to bookmark the following page on delicious:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-jws19/index.html

I click the bookmark option on the Firefox add-on, and I would type the following words: IBM article 2010 java web service

Later, when I want to search my bookmarked IBM articles, I just go to my page and type the tag words:
http://www.delicious.com/mflpar/IBM+article

Delicious is also very useful to find out what other people are bookmarking. It is much more well informed than a typical Google query.
Before I finish this post, I just want to add some tips for choosing your tags wisely:

• Don't glue words, separate them for more flexibility (e.g. type web service instead of webservice)
• Use the word in the singular instead of plural (or the other way around, just be consistent)
• Use the root word (e.g. name, instead of naming) whenever possible

Enjoy! :)

at, on, in

This is one of the recurring doubts I have when writing in English...
Hope this helps! :)

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Prepositions of Time: at, on, and in

We use at to designate specific times.

• The train is due at 12:15 p.m.

We use on to designate days and dates.

• My brother is coming on Monday.
• We're having a party on the Fourth of July.

We use in for nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year.

• She likes to jog in the morning.
• It's too cold in winter to run outside.
• He started the job in 1971.
• He's going to quit in August.

Prepositions of Place: at, on, and in

We use at for specific addresses.

• Grammar English lives at 55 Boretz Road in Durham.

We use on to designate names of streets, avenues, etc.

• Her house is on Boretz Road.

And we use in for the names of land-areas (towns, counties, states, countries, and continents).

• She lives in Durham.
• Durham is in Windham County.
• Windham County is in Connecticut.

Source: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/prepositions.htm

Tweets of the month

Working on the paper
30 Nov

Isto hoje está um tempo de Boston! Frio! :)
26 Nov

Adobe Reader X for Windows is much better. I especially like the better Firefox integration.
26 Nov

Writing
22 Nov

Almost finished reading related work papers...
17 Nov

Haiti, 10 months later, lest we forget... http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/11/haiti_ten_months_later.html
4 Nov

MIT OpenCourseWare
RT @MIT_Spectrum: Small leaks make the world’s water distribution systems notoriously inefficient. Sarma has a solution. http://ow.ly/33iZr
2 Nov

Founded on a Rock

Founded on a Rock by Louis de Wohl

The story of the Catholic Church written by a catholic author.
You don't have to be catholic, you just have to love history! :)

Recommended.

The Social Network

The Social Network

Sean Parker: We lived in farms, then we lived in cities, and now we're gonna live on the internet!

Francesco

Francesco

A movie about Saint Francis. I have mixed feelings about this movie, so I don't recommend it.

Haiti, 10 months later

Dedicated to a dear Friend, doing missionary work in Haiti. We pray for her.

Boston.com photo collection (and credits)

Tweets of the month

Back to development work
28 Oct

Yesterday, another one bit the dust! :)
20 Oct

Anyone interested in a part-time RFID product development job?
18 Oct

Tooth tuning :)
15 Oct

Rain, thunder, and lightning at IST
8 Oct

The only republic really worth celebrating started in 1974-75. Even with all its problems, as long as there is true Freedom there is hope!
5 Oct

Reading student's thesis
4 Oct

Saint Joan - The Girl Soldier

Saint Joan - The Girl Soldier by Louis De Wohl

A very well written account of the story of Saint Joan of Arc, the medieval savior of France. Recommended.

Internet Language

2l8 = too late
4 = for
4get = forget
afaik = as far as I know
afk = away from keyboard
asap = as soon as possible
atm = at the moment
ayf = all your fault
b4 = before
b4n = bye for now
bbiab = be back in a bit
bbl = be back later
bf = boyfriend
bq = beyond question
brb = be right back
btw = by the way
btdt = been there, done that
byp = beg your pardon
cu = see you/ cracking up
cul = see you/ catch you later
cya = see ya
faq= frequently asked questions
focl = falling off chair laughing
gf = girlfriend
gfc = going for coffee
gmab = give me a break
gmta= great minds think alike
hand= have a nice day
idk = i don't know
ikwum= i know what you mean
jam = just a minute
jas= just a second
jic= just in case
l8r = later
lb(g)r = little boys (girls) room (bathroom break)
myob = mind your own business
lol = laughing out loud
m8 = mate
mlnw = make love not war
ne1 = anyone
nm = nevermind
np = no problem
nrn = no reply necessary
omg = oh my god
p? = pardon?
ppl = people
soy = shame on you
sup = what's up
tia = thanks in advance
thx = thanks
ttyl = talk to you later
ubb = urgent bathroom break
w8 = wait
wbs = write back soon
w8n = waiting
wb = welcome back
wn? = what now? / what next?
xoxo = hugs and kisses
y = why