To continue with my reviews of the various bookmark saving services lets cover a few more services.

Furl

Furl allows its users to have a public and private portrayal of their bookmarks.  The “Public View” is not only aggregated with all of the other public views into a single “headliner” style feed, but is also accessible via a simple URL www.furl.net/members/membername.  One interesting functionality that Furl provides is its auto-mimic of TinyURL.com.

Google Bookmarks

I am not sure if Google is abandoning this service, but I wouldn’t be a bit surprised.  Not because the service is lacking, but because the service provides easy ways to export and “delete all” bookmarks, but no apparent way to import them.  I found it quite interesting.  With the installation of the Google Toolbar, using this service is easy, but without it, the service is pretty bare.

Link A Go Go

My initial impression of this service is that the UI is cluttered and busy making it difficult to navigate.  Despite the uncleanly interface, it has good features.  Importing bookmarks from delicious or any major browser is simple and efficient.  A unique feature of the this service is its “Site-see” functionality.  linkaGoGo provides a gallery that preview each bookmark with the ability to navigate them via Next and Previous links.  This service needs a little work but has promise.

Ma.gnolia

Magnolia, among the sites that I am reviewing, may have the cleanest UI.  When adding a new bookmark, Magnolia makes it very clear what your existing Tags are via Cloud and List representations.  You can also rate your favorites from no-rating to 5 stars.  In addition to contact support, Magnolia offers groups that you have join or just review their list of bookmarks.  Everything about this service has a Del.icio.us “feel” to it including its dot-notation name.  It is a fantastic service and  could be considered the graphic lovers alternative.

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