Clipmarks is a website which enables you to clip images and text onto a website to store and, optionally, share. Just like how you can take magazine and newspaper clippings, Clipmarks allows you to do this on websites.
Clipmark requires you to install a Firefox extension or an Internet Explorer toolbar.
The idea behind Clipmarks isn’t just to store things - it’s to share them. del.icio.us is a bookmarking service designed for storing and sharing bookmarks. However, on del.icio.us you do not have the option to keep these bookmarks private. Clipmark is a bookmarking site with a twist.
When you post a clipping; you can specify a title, write a description and also you can tag it. For public Clipmarks a title and tags are compulsory. It is also possible to search clips using the tags attached to them. One of the aims of Clipmarks is to provide a people-powered search engine where you discover and rate web clips, participate in discussions, explore links to sources, and connect with people who share your interests..
Clipmarks also has a Digg-like feature which allows a user to pop a clip. Popping is a bit like a Digg. People can also comment on clips and add them to their own clipboard. The hottest clips get on a Hot Now page.
The site also uses Ajax. Actually, in my view, it’s an excess of Ajax. It’s still quite a coding achievement, and something to be proud of. It’s not the best colour scheme I’ve seen, it’s a little heavy. I expect the Ajax would appear far better in a lighter colour scheme.
Also, the way you clip text and images is pretty nifty. It allows you to select individual images and paragraphs of text. As you can see on the screenshot on the right.
An interesting point, which I have thought about, was raised by Problogger. When does a Clipmark become a copyright breach? Copying copyrighted images and text (in quantities larger than an excerpt) surely isn’t fair use. A problem is finding the person responsible for this. It is a little like P2P software; is LimeWire LLC responsible if someone decides to use their software in copyright theft?
An interview with the site’s makers is available at eHub and the official clipmarks blog is here. As a simple Technorati search shows, the site has had quite a hype.
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Tags: Web 2, Web 2.0, Web2, social bookmark, social bookmarking, bookmarking, bookmarks, web2, social, clipping
Looks interesting, busy setting up an account with them right now and will play around with it! Thanks for the interesting pieces you keep writing!
It doesn’t just look it, it is interesting!
I love AJAX. nice article!
Hi, eric goldstein here, co-founder of clipmarks.
I wanted to thank you for the very kind words about clipmarks. More importantly, i wanted to compliment you for the thorough and meaningful analysis you provide in your posts!
I hope that people turn to you for insight into what’s new on the web. I love your approach. I’m going to clip a blurb from your ‘about’ page and post it on the clipmarks site. Hopefully that will drive some traffic your way.
If i can help in any way please let me know.
best,
eric
Thanks eric!
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