Bloody HELL [aka @#%**! Delicious News]
From dreamyshade in deliciouslymad:
On Tuesday Yahoo laid off the entire Delicious team and today it announced at a company all-hands meeting that it will be "sunsetting" Delicious, aka shutting it down, although there are no details yet on when or how, from any of my sources inside Yahoo. It could be months or years - although they'll almost certainly announce it ahead of time (at some point), like Geocities.
Entire entry [ here], along with mentions of Diigo and Pinboard. My main complaint about Diigo at one point was that it doesn't import the full text of the Delicious note field (since Delicious expanded its available note area). On the other hand, it imports everything else just fine, so if you have a limited number of bookmarks, it might be worth the effort to transfer them over and do the repairs from there. I've crossed the 4.000 bookmarks line, so I'm trying to avoid that. Diigo has a tiered payment system (Free - $20 Basic - $40 Premium) and Pinboard, which the post notes was started by a couple of ex-Delicious employees so I would assume some compatibility for imports, is a flat rate $6.89** with no ads. I can't complain about the ads or payment scale considering the site that's free and without ads is shutting down.
(** Apparently the one time cost for Pinboard is dependent on the number of users and the rush to sign up means the cost is going up. So you might want to give it a go sooner than later if you think it's the thing to try, but be prepared for server load issues. If nothing else, set up an account now and import later. I feel like I should send the Pinboard servers a nice ice bath.)
I have a free Diigo account as I already mentioned but unless I discover that it imports the notes field better at one of the paid levels, there's no sense for me to upgrade at this point. I'll most likely give Pinboard a go and report back.
Any other good alternatives?! It's not that I expect it to disappear tomorrow by any means, but I'd like to start making my choices and becoming accustomed to a new system as soon as possible. (Gah! Browser integration! All the comms with Delicious accounts! *hates on Yahoo*)
ETA morgandawn notes "another feature that Diigo has that Pinboard does not is blog posting of links. But that both allow you to cache websites"
[Note: The caching of pages requires a Archival account at Pinboard, which costs $25/year, and Diigo will only cache 5 pages/month unless you at least upgrade to a basic account, which is $20/year.]
No question on the social aspect - Pinboard is specifically designed to not be a 'social' bookmarking site while Diigo has networks, et al. I think we're only looking at an interim solution in either case or fandom will be much poorer for it.
ETA Alternate Bookmarking Service/Resources Links:
· Pinboard
· Diigo
· Xmarks
ETA Other Posts with Discussion:
rageprufrock: Fuck. Yahoo is Shutting Down Delicious. [ On LJ]
katemonkey: Oh Yahoo, You Douchebags
copperbadge: [DW Link] [LJ Link]
wistfuljane in
newslettering: News Regarding Delicious.com
bookshop: Yahoo is Shutting Down Delicious.com [On DW]
txvoodoo: *weeps*
siriaeve: Argh
anatsuno: Godfuckingdamnit, YaHell. [ On LJ]
cimorene: MAYDAY: Delicious will be shutting down; here's how to save your bookmarks.
effex: The Sky is Falling
ailelie: Five Free Alternatives to Del.icio.us
anatsuno: More Delicious Thoughts Of Course [ On LJ]
rageprufrock: Delicious, a Rant with Added Raving [ On LJ]
renne: [meta] Delicious no longer a tasty morsel // Fandom is my brainfood
kronos999: Delicious Export (and saving other people's public bookmarks)
The TechCrunch Article: Is Yahoo Shutting Down Delicious? [Update: Yes]
Gizmodo: Rest in Peace, Delicious [The comments are pretty entertaining at this point.]
Sync-Blog: Yahoo Shutting Down Delicious [Yahoo, which bought the site in 2005, is now in the midst of shutting it down after deeming it “off-strategy product.”]
Lifehacker: How to Export Your Delicious Bookmarks and Import them Into Your Favorite Browser
Calacanis.com: Reaching out to @Yahoo to see if @Mahalodotcom can maintain @delicious
Lifehacker: How to Export Your Delicious Bookmarks and Import them Into Your Favorite Browser
Lifehacker: The Best Alternatives to Delicious
OTW News Tweet: Fannish bookmarkers: the AO3 has a bookmark feature that might suit some of your needs! Read more: http://bit.ly/i5L7Ac More news soon!
Delicious Blog: What's Next for Delicious [No, we are not shutting down Delicious. While we have determined that there is not a strategic fit at Yahoo!, we believe there is a ideal home for Delicious outside of the company where it can be resourced to the level where it can be competitive.]
Crossposted to Dreamwidth where there are
comments. Comment here or there. ♥ Blue :)
On Tuesday Yahoo laid off the entire Delicious team and today it announced at a company all-hands meeting that it will be "sunsetting" Delicious, aka shutting it down, although there are no details yet on when or how, from any of my sources inside Yahoo. It could be months or years - although they'll almost certainly announce it ahead of time (at some point), like Geocities.
Entire entry [ here], along with mentions of Diigo and Pinboard. My main complaint about Diigo at one point was that it doesn't import the full text of the Delicious note field (since Delicious expanded its available note area). On the other hand, it imports everything else just fine, so if you have a limited number of bookmarks, it might be worth the effort to transfer them over and do the repairs from there. I've crossed the 4.000 bookmarks line, so I'm trying to avoid that. Diigo has a tiered payment system (Free - $20 Basic - $40 Premium) and Pinboard, which the post notes was started by a couple of ex-Delicious employees so I would assume some compatibility for imports, is a flat rate $6.89** with no ads. I can't complain about the ads or payment scale considering the site that's free and without ads is shutting down.
(** Apparently the one time cost for Pinboard is dependent on the number of users and the rush to sign up means the cost is going up. So you might want to give it a go sooner than later if you think it's the thing to try, but be prepared for server load issues. If nothing else, set up an account now and import later. I feel like I should send the Pinboard servers a nice ice bath.)
I have a free Diigo account as I already mentioned but unless I discover that it imports the notes field better at one of the paid levels, there's no sense for me to upgrade at this point. I'll most likely give Pinboard a go and report back.
Any other good alternatives?! It's not that I expect it to disappear tomorrow by any means, but I'd like to start making my choices and becoming accustomed to a new system as soon as possible. (Gah! Browser integration! All the comms with Delicious accounts! *hates on Yahoo*)
ETA morgandawn notes "another feature that Diigo has that Pinboard does not is blog posting of links. But that both allow you to cache websites"
[Note: The caching of pages requires a Archival account at Pinboard, which costs $25/year, and Diigo will only cache 5 pages/month unless you at least upgrade to a basic account, which is $20/year.]
No question on the social aspect - Pinboard is specifically designed to not be a 'social' bookmarking site while Diigo has networks, et al. I think we're only looking at an interim solution in either case or fandom will be much poorer for it.
ETA Alternate Bookmarking Service/Resources Links:
· Pinboard
· Diigo
· Xmarks
ETA Other Posts with Discussion:
rageprufrock: Fuck. Yahoo is Shutting Down Delicious. [ On LJ]
katemonkey: Oh Yahoo, You Douchebags
copperbadge: [DW Link] [LJ Link]
wistfuljane in
newslettering: News Regarding Delicious.com
bookshop: Yahoo is Shutting Down Delicious.com [On DW]
txvoodoo: *weeps*
siriaeve: Argh
anatsuno: Godfuckingdamnit, YaHell. [ On LJ]
cimorene: MAYDAY: Delicious will be shutting down; here's how to save your bookmarks.
effex: The Sky is Falling
ailelie: Five Free Alternatives to Del.icio.us
anatsuno: More Delicious Thoughts Of Course [ On LJ]
rageprufrock: Delicious, a Rant with Added Raving [ On LJ]
renne: [meta] Delicious no longer a tasty morsel // Fandom is my brainfood
kronos999: Delicious Export (and saving other people's public bookmarks)
The TechCrunch Article: Is Yahoo Shutting Down Delicious? [Update: Yes]
Gizmodo: Rest in Peace, Delicious [The comments are pretty entertaining at this point.]
Sync-Blog: Yahoo Shutting Down Delicious [Yahoo, which bought the site in 2005, is now in the midst of shutting it down after deeming it “off-strategy product.”]
Lifehacker: How to Export Your Delicious Bookmarks and Import them Into Your Favorite Browser
Calacanis.com: Reaching out to @Yahoo to see if @Mahalodotcom can maintain @delicious
Lifehacker: How to Export Your Delicious Bookmarks and Import them Into Your Favorite Browser
Lifehacker: The Best Alternatives to Delicious
OTW News Tweet: Fannish bookmarkers: the AO3 has a bookmark feature that might suit some of your needs! Read more: http://bit.ly/i5L7Ac More news soon!
Delicious Blog: What's Next for Delicious [No, we are not shutting down Delicious. While we have determined that there is not a strategic fit at Yahoo!, we believe there is a ideal home for Delicious outside of the company where it can be resourced to the level where it can be competitive.]
Crossposted to Dreamwidth where there are
comments. Comment here or there. ♥ Blue :)