Migrate Delicious links to Google bookmarks

Del.icio.us is arguably the most popular online bookmarking service around, and also doubles up as a social media website to provide traffic to websites. Del.icio.us is owned by Yahoo.

However, with the recent attempts of Microsoft to take-over Yahoo, your bookmarks may not be as safe as you believe. Many have raised their concerns about the future of their Flickr images and Del.icio.us links if and when Microsoft acquires Yahoo. (Note that as of writing this post, Microsoft has officially withdrawn their bid for Yahoo, but most experts suggest that it is only to drag down Yahoo’s stock prices before attempting a hostile takeover; also, some investors of Yahoo are pressuring Yahoo board to go back to negotiations).

Google Bookmarks is a lesser known bookmarking service. With Google being the internet giant that it is, chances of a collapse is minimal. Just about everyone and their aunt has a Gmail account, so you already have the account required to start using Google Bookmarks. As regards privacy of your bookmarks, Google already knows your contacts, search history, browsing history and trends (unless you keep away from Google completely) – keeping your bookmarks away will not make you any more secure.

Another advantage of moving to Google Bookmarks is that you can search them more efficiently, including lables and utilize Google’s superior search technology.