Clipmarks

This service allows users to create bookmarks, but with an extra twist. In this service a bookmark is called a clipmark. A clipmark consists of a Title, Tags, Remarks, Folder (think category) and some privacy stuff (make clipmark public) and most importantly a Clip. The clip is something copied from the from a website. The user can select a piece of text, an images, etc. to be copied and clipped. With each clip there is a corresponding URL where the clip came from. An interesting feature is using the Clip It function in a Firefox extension. This allow the user to moise over items in a webpage, clicking an item and then saving it as clipmark.

An user can also view clipmarks created by other users.

• Structured MicroContent - YES, as shown above;
• Data Outside - NO;
• Licenses - NO, although the use can decide whether a clipmark must be private of public;
• Feeds Galore - YES, one can subscribe to clipmarks from an author;
• Web API’s - NO, not that I am aware of;
• Desktop Integration - YES, it is just standard blog-format, so any RSS reader can be used;
• Single Identity - NO;
• MicroWeb - NO;
• Wild Structure - NO;

Metawishlist

This service allows a user to publish his wishlist. A wishlist contains products that the creator wants to have, read, listen to, etc. A wishlist is a structured record of the product, consisting of a title, a link to a product page, a link to an image, price, tags, quantity, priority, comments and a list. With a bookmarklet the productlink, image link and price fields are filled in, when one views the corresponding product page. The nice thing of the service is that it creates something independent from specific suppliers. The service allows to import items from the Amazon.com wishlist.

Naturally the service also has some social stuff. View who wants an item as well, browse tags, etc. Also easy to copy an item to your own wishlist.

tags: wishlist

Douban

Yet another service, which allows a user to create a library of books and music. The basic MicroContent type is the review, although a user can limit himself to just bookmark the item. Through a search function the user can find the link for a book or CD. I assume the relevant information is pulled from Amazon. For each item ithe user can set the reading status (has read, reading, want to), a rating (5 levels), tags, a short remark and a review (with spoiler warning if required). It is not possible to link to a single review, no permalink. There is a link to my library. The service is lacking import and output options at the moment (10-dec-05), but it is a very nice start.