Comments on: Google Working on New Interface for Bookmarks http://cybernetnews.com/google-working-on-new-interface-for-bookmarks/ Technology News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:37:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/google-working-on-new-interface-for-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-141569 Ashley Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:38:38 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14070#comment-141569 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-141492" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>Google Bookmarks is not doing it for me. I like Diigo better because of its neat Firefox integration.</blockquote></div> At one point I used Diigo, and then switched to Google Bookmarks/ Google Notebook, and then I gave up with all of that. I found that I'd make note of something and never go back to view it, so it was hardly worth it. Now I just use the Firefox 3 bookmark system and it seems to be doing the trick! Pieter wrote:
Google Bookmarks is not doing it for me. I like Diigo better because of its neat Firefox integration.

At one point I used Diigo, and then switched to Google Bookmarks/ Google Notebook, and then I gave up with all of that. I found that I’d make note of something and never go back to view it, so it was hardly worth it. Now I just use the Firefox 3 bookmark system and it seems to be doing the trick!

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/google-working-on-new-interface-for-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-141492 Pieter Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:33:46 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14070#comment-141492 Google Bookmarks is not doing it for me. I like Diigo better because of its neat Firefox integration. Google Bookmarks is not doing it for me. I like Diigo better because of its neat Firefox integration.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/google-working-on-new-interface-for-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-141255 Ryan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:56:23 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14070#comment-141255 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-141251" rel="nofollow">John Marshall wrote:</a><blockquote>I wrote the GMarks extension, but I have to agree with you that it isn’t as useful now that Firefox 3 has a nice bookmarking system built in. I switch between GMarks and Firefox+Foxmarks myself and have thought about discontinuing GMarks, but there are still a lot of people who use it and I don’t want to leave them out.</blockquote></div> What I think needs to come along is some way where you can use the Firefox bookmark system to manage your bookmarks, but have them synchronize with Google Bookmarks. Before having GMarks replace my bookmarks was really nice, but now I like having the features of Firefox's built-in bookmarking system. John Marshall wrote:
I wrote the GMarks extension, but I have to agree with you that it isn’t as useful now that Firefox 3 has a nice bookmarking system built in. I switch between GMarks and Firefox+Foxmarks myself and have thought about discontinuing GMarks, but there are still a lot of people who use it and I don’t want to leave them out.

What I think needs to come along is some way where you can use the Firefox bookmark system to manage your bookmarks, but have them synchronize with Google Bookmarks. Before having GMarks replace my bookmarks was really nice, but now I like having the features of Firefox’s built-in bookmarking system.

]]> By: John Marshall http://cybernetnews.com/google-working-on-new-interface-for-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-141251 John Marshall Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:42:25 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14070#comment-141251 If it's true that this version excludes full text search of the bookmarks, that's disappointing. That's one of the few good things about Google Bookmarks. That and it's influence on search results (at least I think they used to) are the two best things about the service. I wrote the GMarks extension, but I have to agree with you that it isn't as useful now that Firefox 3 has a nice bookmarking system built in. I switch between GMarks and Firefox+Foxmarks myself and have thought about discontinuing GMarks, but there are still a lot of people who use it and I don't want to leave them out. If it’s true that this version excludes full text search of the bookmarks, that’s disappointing. That’s one of the few good things about Google Bookmarks. That and it’s influence on search results (at least I think they used to) are the two best things about the service.

I wrote the GMarks extension, but I have to agree with you that it isn’t as useful now that Firefox 3 has a nice bookmarking system built in. I switch between GMarks and Firefox+Foxmarks myself and have thought about discontinuing GMarks, but there are still a lot of people who use it and I don’t want to leave them out.

]]> By: Tinhed http://cybernetnews.com/google-working-on-new-interface-for-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-141250 Tinhed Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:12:00 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14070#comment-141250 Like you i personally love the json implementation of FF 3 bookmarks which lets me store manage and backup my bookmarks with ease. but still i would like to use google bookmarks as a central place for storing my 1000+ bookmarks just for backup. let us see how the new interface unfolds. Like you i personally love the json implementation of FF 3 bookmarks which lets me store manage and backup my bookmarks with ease. but still i would like to use google bookmarks as a central place for storing my 1000+ bookmarks just for backup. let us see how the new interface unfolds.

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