[Dana]

Social Bookmarking is like having a favourites page out there for the world to see.
There are various sites that you can use to tell other people what sites or pages you like. It's also a way for you to hold private bookmarks which can be great if you're using a public computer and want your favourite bookmarks saved (but not neccesarily to allow anyone else to see your bookmarks.)

Social bookmarking is also a great way for you to see what other people find interesing or worthy of being bookmarked.
When you bookmark something, you can create an associated tag with it so that if someone wants to search on that particular subject, your contribution isn't only viewable if someone clicks on your profile but also by that category.
If someone were to file this particular article under the tag 'bookmarking' my article would appear in a list for someone doing a search based on bookmarking.
Tagging and bookmarking are a great way to get your own articles or favourite websites seen. I use it on my blogs and on websites that I find interesting.

I like using social bookmarking aggregators such as onlywire.com which bookmarks multiple bookmarking sites at one.
With a few clicks, it bookmarks my entry on the following social bookmarking sites all under my username and with tags designated by me:
(backflip,blinklist,blogmemes,del.icio.us,feedmeli nks,Furl,Linkroll,Looklater,mag.nolia,
maple,markaboo,rawsugar,Shadows,Simpy and Wink)

To use an aggregator, you'd have to visit each of these sites individually and register for each of them. This can take a bit of time but once its' done you can reap the rewards.

On precharge, social bookmarking tools are built into the site and can be used to help promote the threads you like on this site.
When viewing a thread, there is a pull down menu called "Bookmark Thread" Here, you can choose from the many sites listed. You need to have a membership to these sites in order to participate.
Many of these sites index your pages in Google or Yahoo so be aware of this excellent tool if working on promoting your name or sites you are interested in.

If anyone has questions, I'd be happy to try to help