What can you do with Bookmarks?

Bookmarks is a set of social bookmarking tools for sharing Internet and intranet bookmarks.

Bookmarks collected are stored in a central repository for sharing with others. Highlights include:

• A central spot for storing and organizing bookmarks

• A way to publish some or all of the bookmarks so that others can see the collection

• Tags for identifying bookmarks with a keyword.

• Authentication with an enterprise directory to provide boundaries to the social network

• Contact information provided about bookmark owners so that we can locate and connect with other users

Collaboration scenario

Suppose you work in the Finance group and are looking for a person knowledgeable about microcredit. We can search Bookmarks for tags such as "economics," "microcredit," "lending," and "small_business." If we find a match, we can scan the list of bookmarks and the people who have posted the bookmarks. After you identify a person who has created several bookmarks related to microcredit, we can review that person's bookmarks and also get contact information and links to other IBM Connections services associated with that user.