Talk:Internet bookmark

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Notes for article development:

  • violawww, cello, and gopher browsers had bookmarks before mosaic.
  • Pre-internet bookmarks

--Lexein 08:15, 18 April 2007 (UTC) (fixed --Lexein)

Here are some other definition:

The process of saving a URL in your Web browser. Allows the user to return to a particular site or entry by making a record of it.

A method of storing links to individual web pages or web locations on your computer. Bookmark is the term used by Netscape; Favorites is the Internet Explorer term.

A record kept by web browers of selected web sites. The user can return directly to a particular site by accessing their bookmark file.

A routine that allows you to save a reference to a site or page that you have already visited. At a later point in time, you can use a bookmark to return to that page. It commonly refers to a feature of Netscape Navigator (a web browser) that allows you to collect and organize bookmarks of your favorite web sites.

Using a World Wide Web browser, a bookmark is a saved link to a Web page that has been added to a list of saved links. When you are looking at a particular Web site or home page and want to be able to quickly get back to it later, you can create a bookmark for it. You can think of your browser as a book full of (millions of ) Web pages and a few well-placed bookmarks that you have chosen. The list that contains your bookmarks is the "bookmark list" (and sometimes it is called a "hotlist"). ...

A hyperlink that is saved in the bookmark list, a file in your browser. You can use bookmarks to keep track of favorite or important sites and to return there whenever you are on the World Wide Web.

Creation of a link to a website already visited, so that the user can return to that website directly, without using a search engine or directory.

The feature of a Web Browser that lets you save the address (URL) of a web page so you can go back to the page easily at a later time.

Bookmark are equivalent to Favorites (Internet Explorer aka IE). Bookmarks server the purpose of stamping a certain web page that you find intriguing and want to save the website URL address.

The way to save a Web page location that is frequently visited for future reference. You can save a Web page as a bookmark, also known as Favorites. This allows you to choose a link from a drop down menu and avoids the need to retype or memorize the Web page address in order to access it again. --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.92.171.203 (talk • contribs) 2007-04-20T14:58:55

  • Where did these come from? Not too useful if not cited from somewhere. Also, a bookmark is primarily a noun, though it can be used as a verb. The article can certainly be expanded:
  • Many people don't even use them - bookmark lists grow unwieldy, and are too computer/browser-specific
  • Sessions: a list of all open windows or tabs, saved as a folder of bookmarks. Bookmark-all-windows feature in Firefox/Netscape, n/a in Opera or IE(?) --Lexein 20:19, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merger proposed

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The result was merge partially and place a redirect. -- B. Wolterding 11:43, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Since Webmarks seems to duplicate parts of the information here, I am proposing to merge it into htis article. In fact, if you agree, just go ahead. Proposed as part of the Notability wikiproject. --B. Wolterding 11:38, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

  • I oppose merging: there's no new information and no sources cited. I advocate redirecting Webmarks here. --Lexein 18:29, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Support webmarks are of a different nature (being "hosted bookmarks"). I suggest a merger - they are not a major term so a single sentence with a "fact" tag would do the job.Garrie 01:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

I merged half a sentence and placed a redirect, hoping to be in consensus with all voters. --B. Wolterding 09:00, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Cool --Lexein 20:50, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
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  • rationale added --Lexein 20:52, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • I added the rationale, and some ass deleted the image anyways. That's f'd up. --Lexein 06:48, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] pdf bookmarks

What about pdf bookmarks? They are nowhere mentioned in the article

213.224.164.205 21:47, 4 July 2007 (UTC)