It is enormous status might be credited to its innovative - yet entirely familiar - approach to social bookmarking. The attitude behind Stumble Upon is giving its users the chance to ''channel surf the internet'', which is to say it brings a powerful element of the random to the experience of discovering new sites, serving up sites just as a TV viewer might flick through TV channels. Behind this seemingly, refreshingly random selection however is a powerful system that taps directly into your responses to previously served content. The more you use Stumble Upon, the smarter it becomes to your tastes.
Bookmarking system:
When you sign up to Stumble Upon you will be ask which categories of websites you are interesting in being served. After this, you will have a del.icio.us style button added to your browser. When you click the button it will take you to an optional site based on your preferences. Here you can either click on thumbs up icon to tell it you like the site, and save it to your collection, or a thumb down icon to suggest that this was a poor selection.
A number of other features in the similar toolbar at the top of your browser add to this simple premise, so that it is possible to read review and comments on the page you are visiting by clicking a communication bubble icon, search by tags from within your toolbar, share your page with a friend, check out your friends latest recommendations and even access a small menu to further customize your Stumble Upon experience.
What sets it apart?
* Stumble Upon brings an excite element of the random to your browsing experience, but retains all of the features of a traditional del.icio.us style social bookmarking service
* The Stumble Upon toolbar is really general, allowing you to find and rate bookmarks in a number of different ways without having to go to the Stumble Upon homepage
* Stumble Upon learns and adapt to your tastes over time, bringing you fresh recommendation you are more likely to be involved in without having to search for yourself
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