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I am quite irritated with Yahoo's new policy of requiring new users of their Delicious service to sign up with a Yahoo! ID. I do not want more email addresses to worry about, etc. I just want to bookmark.

So now I am wondering, among all of Google's offerings, do they offer a bookmarking service similar to Delicious? I am not aware of anything, but perhaps I am overlooking something.

Suggestions!?

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Back in 2010 some posters (thanks and ) found a Google bookmarking option — that product, called Google Bookmarks, was a cloud service (not just a local toolbar feature) but it was quietly retired on September 30, 2021. If you were relying on it you needed to export your data before that date; starred places in Maps were handled separately and were not deleted. (en.wikipedia.org)

Today the Google-backed options are different: Chrome’s bookmark system (with Chrome Sync) is the primary cloud-backed way to keep bookmarks available across devices when you sign in and turn on sync; Chrome also includes a Reading List (read-later) feature. Separately, the Google app offers Saved/Collections for saving links, images and places into collections. Use Chrome Sync for simple, browser-integrated storage; use Saved/Collections if you want the Google app’s curated/visual lists. ()

If you want to move away from local browser bookmarks or from a defunct Google Bookmarks archive, export from Chrome’s Bookmark Manager (Export bookmarks → HTML) and import into another manager. The Chrome help pages show the export steps; most modern bookmark services accept a standard bookmarks.html import. Popular choices: Raindrop.io (visual collections, cross-platform), Pinboard (fast, archival/tags-focused), and Pocket (read-later). Each service documents import options if you need to migrate. ()

Practical quick checklist: 1) decide whether you want browser-integrated sync (Chrome) or a separate manager (Raindrop/Pinboard/Pocket), 2) export your current bookmarks to HTML (Chrome → Bookmark Manager → Export), 3) import that HTML into the new service, and 4) keep periodic exports/backups. If anyone here specifically used google.com/bookmarks back then and needs help extracting whatever remains, say which account/browser you used and the exact problem and the community can suggest concrete recovery/export steps. ()

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Member Avatar for Dani

I'm pretty well acquainted with most of Google's offerings, but unfortunately I don't think they do. Google Buzz is the only thing that comes to mind, but it's not really a bookmarking service.

Member Avatar for Tintini

I think it's not really a bookmarking service....

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Member Avatar for ezestseo

... is it bookmarks?

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Member Avatar for Dani

Well what do ya know! It actually populated my bookmark list with a handful of websites I visited yesterday??? I'm not using the Google toolbar or anything, so I assume it is client-side and if I went to a different computer, they wouldn't be there?

Member Avatar for joelchrist

Yeah. Google book marking services is there, but your links on book marking will not be shown by search engine. it is for personal use.

Member Avatar for grandmarketing

I am also looking for the same thing. But have no solution if you got any solution please tell me. I need too.

Member Avatar for GoodLuckChuck

Many websites have the Google icon next to their other icons for social bookmarks like Digg, StumbleUpon and Delicious under their article or thread. But the Google bookmarking is not social bookmarking. It is just like the bookmarking on your internet browser. I have heard from many places that the best social bookmarking to get more traffic to an article or blog post is Digg and StumblelUpon.

I have not used it so I did not know that it is client side. That means that there are no advantages to it over the bookmarking on your computer like if your computer breaks. In fact what purpose does it serve then? One big forum has at the bottom Digg, StumbleUpon, Delicious and Google.

Member Avatar for etor

Yes, google has the bookmark service but is for personal use or share with friends. Is not useful for seo purposes.

Member Avatar for mackone

I tried out Google Bookmarks, it is integrated into the Google Toolbar.

Member Avatar for roberthook

hi everyone
I think Google provide a really bookmarking,but I have not used it so I did not know that it is client side.

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Member Avatar for Flower

Google bookmarks is not as we do on other social bookmarking resources like Digg, Propeller etc.

Member Avatar for eysiojo23

It is not useful in SEO then maybe it should not be a waste of time

Member Avatar for redesignunit

I don't think google will offer bookmark services

Member Avatar for pcalior

Google Buzz i think is the cloest thing to a proper bookmarking service offered by google, give it a try, but it is closed networked only for sharing with friends

Member Avatar for leahmarie

I think Google doesn't offer the kind of bookmark like digg. Buzz is can be useful for traffic generation I guess.

Member Avatar for spamblocker

Google just offers a google toolbar, where you can bookmark you desired pages.

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