garden party or dive bar--you choose

Magnolia vs. del.icio.us

I'm a half hearted social bookmarker who currently uses del.icio.us. In theory, I like to have all my links on one page so I can get them whereever I want them, but in reality, I'm accustomed to my favorites folders and feel that I have them pretty well organized there. It is the "social" part of social bookmarking that ultimately makes it compelling, and it is in the social aspect that I think Magnolia has the edge (although I still prefer del.icio.us)

First, it's prettier and makes you more likely to linger. del.icio.us is downright ugly. It serves the purpose, I suppose, but the magnolia site is almost soothing. Second, the starred ratings system in ma.gnolia is more user interactive and user friendly. I don't really like the "number of people" tag on del.icio.us entries. It is not meaningful info for me. After all, 1000 people may tag something but that doesn't mean it has quality. On the plus side for del.icio.us I had no trouble downloading their bookmark icon on my toolbar, but was unable to do this easily in ma.gnolia. As with most of these programs it all comes down to personal preference. Their basic features and mission are about the same, ma.gnolia brings the pretty and del.icio.us brings the functionality. Ma.gnolia is like a garden party and del.icio.us is like a dive bar, just depends on which atmosphere you'd rather hang out in.