Getting Started with Social Bookmarking outlines how to use Diigo, a social bookmarking site. Diigo allows users to save bookmarks online, tag and organize them, and share them with others from any computer. The document explains how to create a Diigo account and install the toolbar browser extension. It also covers how to bookmark and tag web pages, create lists and groups to organize bookmarks, and share bookmarks with other Diigo users.

1. Getting Started with Social Bookmarking
Diggin’Diigo
Lori Sheldon
updated 11/2010

2. What is DIIGO?
saving your bookmarks online
tagging and organizing your bookmarks
sharing your bookmarks with others
Diigo is a site for:

3. Why not just bookmark to
my computer?
Bookmarks follow you no matter what computer
you are using. (home, school, library)
You are no longer without bookmarks if a
computer goes down or is reimaged.

4. Joining Diigo
http://www.diigo.com

5. Create Your Account

6. Your Profile
Only add info that you are comfortable sharing.

7. Getting the Toolbar
Select “Tools” from your drop down menu.
Click on this----> You will need to do
this on each
computer you use.

8. Using the Toolbar
Once you install the toolbar and restart your internet
browser, “Diigo” appears as its own toolbar.
Adds a sidebar
search box.
Shortcuts to lists, groups....
Add a bookmark
Highlight the web

9. Using the Toolbar
Share with others
Personalize the options Search by tag

10. How to Bookmark
Add description &
tags. Click “Save.”

11. Options When Bookmarking
You can make your bookmarks public or private.
Bookmarks can be added to a list...
and/or shared to a group!

12. Tag, You’re it!
a naming, organizing system created by you for
you
a way to find bookmarks quickly
What is a tag?

13. Retrieving your Bookmarks
Show them
in your
sidebar.
Or visit
the site.

14. Ways to Organize Your
Bookmarks:
use tags (assign descriptive labels to sites)
create lists
create groups (people can join and share)

15. Making Lists
Click “My Lists” then “Create a New List.”

16. Fill out Required Info

17. Saving to a List

18. DIIGO Groups
Purpose: When you add bookmarks to a group
and invite people to join, everyone can add to the
group and share bookmarks!

19. Creating a New Group

20. Fill in required info:

21. Finally....
click CREATE MY GROUP.
Invite people!

22. Want to learn more?
Check out Diigo’s site for more tutorials or contact
Lori Sheldon (sheldon.lori@waynehighlands.org)