For a number of years, I’ve been using Delicious, the web-based bookmarking service, to store and organize my bookmarks. In fact, it was really more than a bookmarking tool for me. (I saved a lot more than my “favorites.”) I used Delicious to store, as a simple title and URL, anything I came across that was interesting, useful, or that I might want to find in the future; each of these was tagged with a label like “wordpress” or “photography” or “inspiration.” The interface was bare-bones, in a craigslist sort of way, and I loved it.
That’s all over.
Delicious was sold by Yahoo earlier this year, and now it’s morphing and evolving. I still like it, but I feel like it does too much. It’s no longer a simple and streamlined service. It’s a startup in flux.
As ReadWriteWeb has noted, Delicious is starting to look a look a lot like Pinterest, a startup that’s gaining a big following as a way to “organize and share the things you love.”
So I’ve been wondering. Should I jump ship from Delicious and try Pinterest. Seems like a lot of work. Or stick with Delicious and see where it’s new proprietors will take it? For now, I’m opting for the latter, but I’m keeping my options open.
ALLAN HOFFMAN 