Changes

For many [[LiveJournal]] fans, Delicious represented a better solution to some existing link-hoarding practices, such as hand-coding lists of recs in LJ posts or using LJ's cumbersome Memory function. In general, the convenience of Delicious encouraged a shift from posting rec lists on [[fansite]]s and blogs.  

For many [[LiveJournal]] fans, Delicious represented a better solution to some existing link-hoarding practices, such as hand-coding lists of recs in LJ posts or using LJ's cumbersome Memory function. In general, the convenience of Delicious encouraged a shift from posting rec lists on [[fansite]]s and blogs.  

The site relaunch in September 2011 (see below) resulted in fanfic fandom migrating away from Delicious, initially to [[Diigo]] and [[Pinboard]]. However, the net result was an overall decrease in the importance of social bookmarking to fandom, even as some individual fans continued bookmarking privately either on Delicious or elsewhere. 2015 [[Fail_Fandomanon]] discussions included accounts of anons' post-delicious bookmarking adventures: [https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/154487.html?thread=824110967#cmt824110967  2015-08-19], [https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/156376.html?thread=835076056#cmt835076056 2015-08-29]

The site relaunch in September 2011 (see below) resulted in fanfic fandom migrating away from Delicious, initially to [[Diigo]] and [[Pinboard]]. However, the net result was an overall decrease in the importance of social bookmarking to fandom, even as some individual fans continued bookmarking either on Delicious or elsewhere. Possibly relevant is that the disastrous site change occurred during the same period that fans were migrating from LiveJournal to [[AO3]] and [[Tumblr]]. AO3 has a bookmark function, and [[rec]] posts are popular on Tumblr.

 

Some 2015 [[Fail_Fandomanon]] discussions included accounts of anons' post-delicious bookmarking adventures: [https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/154487.html?thread=824110967#cmt824110967  2015-08-19], [https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/156376.html?thread=835076056#cmt835076056 2015-08-29]

==Fannish Uses of Delicious==

==Fannish Uses of Delicious==

Fans who use '''Delicious''' use it to save fandom-related links or [[meta]] (in their own delicious accounts) and locate [[Rec|recommendations]] for fannish reading material or [[Searching for Fanworks on the Internet|find fanworks that might interest them]] (often using others' delicious accounts). Some fans maintain multiple accounts; others might throw fannish and non-fannish bookmarks into one account. The following is a list of major fannish uses of the site:<ref>Note: This list describes fannish use before the September 2011 relaunch. Changes in interface and functionality following the relaunch may hinder or make impossible some of the items listed.</ref>

Fans who use '''Delicious''' use it to save fandom-related links or [[meta]] (in their own delicious accounts) and locate [[Rec|recommendations]] for fannish reading material or [[Searching for Fanworks on the Internet|find fanworks that might interest them]] (often using others' delicious accounts). Some fans maintain multiple accounts; others might throw fannish and non-fannish bookmarks into one account. The following is a list of major fannish uses of the site:<ref>Note: This list describes fannish use before the September 2011 relaunch. Changes in interface and functionality following the relaunch may hinder or make impossible some of the items listed.</ref>