I've used bookmarks on IE, Safari and Firefox, but have also grieved the loss of every bookmark when my computer crashed or needed re-imaging. I looked at Delicious, but it didn't work for me. Symbaloo, however, is a perfect fit for me.
It's visual, organise-able, share-able, and search-able. As you can see there are tabs to keep your bookmarks organised into Categories. From a teaching point of view, these can be organised into Junior or Secondary, learning areas, students or staff, or anything that helps keep your bookmarks alive. Being web-based there's no worries about your computer dying and loosing these.
Above is an example of the Sharing feature of Symbaloo.com. A recycling project with bookmarks shared with students. Instead of long text hyperlinks, email with eight links, or those "What was that site with the recycling thing on it?" from your students. It's much more appealing to see the links with an icon. You can even search for bookmarks that others have created. I am currently investigating creating common tabs/pages for various learning areas across our Junior School with teachers being able to add, students able to read.
Check it out at: http://www.symbaloo.com/
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