Easier Web bookmarks for overbooked e-bookers
So many Web sites, so many e-books, so little time.
Not surprisingly, Web-based bookmarks can be godsends for busy “read later” types–especially those using multiple machines.
Consider possibilities such as DigitalReading.net, a search-and-bookmarking site run by TeleBlog regular Tamas Simon, who’s partly integrated his service with del.icio.us.
But suppose you want a no-frills approach for your technophobic friends and family members—maybe even a grandma-simple interface.
Up and running in a minute
Then beeline over to the Instapaper site, where, in around a minute, you can download a toolbar icon, then register and happily start bookmarking away.
Remember, you won’t get searching features or fancy organizing ones. Also, can you trust Instapaper for permanent storage of bookmarks, rather than on-the-fly stuff? I’d like to know more about the company, a natural candidate for membership in DataPortability.org.
Still, Instapaper appears off to a great start if you by other people’s preliminary impressions of the service and the guy behind it; and it worked just great when I tested it a moment ago.
Related: Google Bookmarks.
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