Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Clipmark


Have you ever desired to have a space of your own in the world wide web but were too lazy to build a website of your own or were not able to do so because of lack of knowledge of html?
I know there is wikipedia which is kind of a pioneer in helping people post their views and publish into an html page without the knowledge of html or stylesheets and so on (Even though wikipedia allows you to edit an online page, it does not allow you to have a website of your own).
Then there are options like blogger-which is my most preferred option- and numerous other blogspaces which offers you an opportunity to post your views and publish it into a webpage which you can be proud of.
And as a last option you can always hire someone to build and maintain your webpage. This is the best option as it gives you a wide flexibility and versatility in what you can do with your site. But, it definitelty comes with a hefty price tag.
All of the above options requires you to key in at the least a few lines to make a meaningful post which can be converted into a sleek looking html webpage by the service providers. What if you want everything served on a platter and all you need to do is just swallow the bit placed in your mouth (yep, you don't even have to use the spoons)?
Enter Clipmarks a really innovative way to stamp your imprint on the world wide web without even doing the dirty work. Clipmark as the word itslef suggests allows you to cut clippings from websites you have liked and publish it as a post on the Clipmarks website. It is like cutting out your favourite articles from the newspaper and collecting those paper clippings in your own scrap book. Of course you won't have a web page of your own but, your posts can be made to view by a large community of clipmarkers. All you have to do is download a firefox extension which provides you a tool to graphically select an area of interest you want to clip out. After you have selected your area of interest simply click one more button to save the clip on to your own online scap book of web clippings. Well, here you have to do a bit of key pressing to login to your clipmark account (I cannot find a substitute for this bit of hard work). Voila! your clipping is ready to be viewed by the world.
I am really impressed and anxious to know the possible outcomes of such an innovation. What next?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey guys! eric goldstein here, one of the founders of clipmarks. Thanks for this great review!

I wanted to respond to some of the things you wrote...

1) "Of course you won't have a web page of your own"

not yet, but that's something we're working on next. your own page of things you've clipped from the web is definitely a necessity.

2)"here you have to do a bit of key pressing to login to your clipmark account"

in the login window, check the box to remember your login and you shouldn't have to do this anymore.

3)"I am really impressed and anxious to know the possible outcomes of such an innovation. What next?"

this morning we uploaded a number of changes and new features to our web site. an overview of what's new can be found in this clipmark: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/3E343216-CFEB-436A-8471-93D1A5418F69/

Thanks again...i look forward to seeing your clips!