Ok, so this post stems from the recently past Valentine's Day and just like my previous posts has something to do with blogging, bookmarking, and my interests. So you may be wondering exactly what a social bookmarking soulmate is. Well, I'll tell you. You begin by going to your favorite social bookmarking site be it Diigo or Delicious and then search through other peoples tags for compatibility. You can look at a person's recent tags and find out what sort of stuff they are into and whether they match up with your interests or not. Once you find someone who you think is your soulmate you stalk them until you find out where they live and then... oh wait that's a whole different subject. But seriously, once you find your match you can save yourself a whole of time scouring the internet for new articles or websites on your favorite subjects because now you know someone else who can do it for you and all you had to do was sacrifice a little bit of time to search for them. Here's a video about social bookmarking soulmates.
But sadly, love is a fickle mistress and just like some lonely soul will tell you; there is no guarantee that you will find your social bookmarking soulmate. Take me for example, I didn't think it would be so hard to find someone with tags covering Iran, International Relations, Current Events, Anti-war, Peace, Globalization, and Travel, but apparently it is. Of course, it is also a reflection of how much time you put into the search. Now, after about 2 hours searching, I ended up with up with someone who is a moderately decent match but I had to make some sacrifices and lower my expectations. I found a certain Michael Fisher who's top tags included Middle East, Blog, Communications, North Africa, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Education, and Iran. All in all, I was quite pleased with my results and after exploring some of his recent bookmarks found quite a few items of interest that I will share with you. The first is a blog from an Iranian living in L.A. that deals with all sorts of current issues facing Iran called View From (Outside) Iran, it is definitely worth checking out. Another discovery, was an interesting little map tool that will help you learn all of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa if you don't already know them or if you just want to test your memory and knowledge. Click here to try it out. In addition to those discoveries Michael had a number of other interesting and relevant bookmarks to articles and sites.
I tell you, this is a great way to explore your own interests and add more resources to your disposal. You don't have to find just one soulmate, be a promiscuous social bookmarking whore and find out just how many people you can find who share your own interests. Don't be afraid to use different social bookmarking sites either. I only used Diigo (I'm lazy) but there are plenty of others to choose from that are equally, if not better, suited for activities like this. Don't forget to have fun while you're at it.
But sadly, love is a fickle mistress and just like some lonely soul will tell you; there is no guarantee that you will find your social bookmarking soulmate. Take me for example, I didn't think it would be so hard to find someone with tags covering Iran, International Relations, Current Events, Anti-war, Peace, Globalization, and Travel, but apparently it is. Of course, it is also a reflection of how much time you put into the search. Now, after about 2 hours searching, I ended up with up with someone who is a moderately decent match but I had to make some sacrifices and lower my expectations. I found a certain Michael Fisher who's top tags included Middle East, Blog, Communications, North Africa, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Education, and Iran. All in all, I was quite pleased with my results and after exploring some of his recent bookmarks found quite a few items of interest that I will share with you. The first is a blog from an Iranian living in L.A. that deals with all sorts of current issues facing Iran called View From (Outside) Iran, it is definitely worth checking out. Another discovery, was an interesting little map tool that will help you learn all of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa if you don't already know them or if you just want to test your memory and knowledge. Click here to try it out. In addition to those discoveries Michael had a number of other interesting and relevant bookmarks to articles and sites.
I tell you, this is a great way to explore your own interests and add more resources to your disposal. You don't have to find just one soulmate, be a promiscuous social bookmarking whore and find out just how many people you can find who share your own interests. Don't be afraid to use different social bookmarking sites either. I only used Diigo (I'm lazy) but there are plenty of others to choose from that are equally, if not better, suited for activities like this. Don't forget to have fun while you're at it.
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