mmm... palatable?

I should probably use delicious more often than I do, at the very least to help out with the hard subjects (or me this is government and social studies related stuff). However, the visual clutter and complicated navigation keeps it out of my immediate repertoire.

This said it can be very useful, when locating a specific website, or page on a website, is relatively more difficult. A few weeks ago a customer brought in a question regarding family law and child support in Alberta. I struggled to find the appropriate section of the Alberta government website. Later on, I tried delicious as it was the task that week. I was able to find the right page much faster. However, I noticed that many of the tags used for this particular site used abbreviations or compounded words and were not immediately helpful for anyone not familiar with the topic.

For example, when I searched in delicious the tag ablaw was the only indication that this site was about Alberta law, unless of course you chose to display a high level of information. In addition, it is very easy to find yourself looking at Everybody's bookmarks without realizing it. This may lead some users to believe they are looking at bookmarks 'vetted' by CPL when they are not.

All in all, as with haggis flavoured ice cream, not an appropriate accompaniment to every meal or appetite, but suitable for the odd occasion.