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Social bookmarking websites have gained a lot of popularity in recent times. They have become essential and effective tools for building networks and even businesses. As a real estate professional you can use these sites to promote your real estate business online. You should know about the best sites in this respect. The top three social bookmarking nowadays are Digg, Stumble upon and Delicious.

Delicious has set a standard by which all other social bookmarking websites are now measured. Delicious started operating in 2003 and has rich content and a strong and active community. Its content is not very theoretical. Its interface is rather straightforward and suitable to use. It is very popular among the users due to its easy operation.

Delicious, a forerunner in the modern era of social bookmarking, allows you to save all your bookmarks and run a search through them by using the appropriate keywords. You can also search through the most recently added and popular websites that are recommended by a significant community of users. You can add friends and even browse their personal bookmarks. The site is easy to sign up with and its simple design allows you to use it instantly.

StumbleUpon is another leading and popular social bookmarking site. It functioning and operation is unique in character. When you browse the web and find any interesting page, you will have the option of pressing the button called “thumbs up” in your toolbar.

If you do not value some page, you can simply press the “thumbs down” button. You are not required to rate all pages, only the ones on which you want to make any comments. Clicking a button on the toolbar and writing your feedback can be an easy and suitable method to express your opinions on such a social bookmarking site.

Another social bookmarking site, StumbleUpon is very useful and you can set your individual preferences. It can then select a group of users who have preferences similar to yours. Now you can set “stumble” to pages which are common with users whose preferences match with you. There is no requirement to share your own votes with others. However, by opting-in, you can help others in finding attractive sites. This site can be a good choice if you want much more than just storing your bookmarks.

Another admired social bookmarking site is Digg. It is easy to use and makes the method of tagging very easy. After visiting the Digg site, if you want to have a say you can just register. You will be allowed to add buttons to your own web browser. For addition of any story or article, you need to mention the URL, a short comment on it and a header that will illustrate it well. If your anecdote is well treasured, it will make it to the home page and gain some exposure.

As a social bookmarking site, Digg also allows you to add videos, various podcasts and even collaborate on the editing efforts of other users by digging their articles. You can also subscribe to the submitted articles of other users via RSS or email. You can digg the stories you appreciate. If you do not appreciate some writing, you can recommend that it gets “buried”. Therefore, with social bookmarking sites, you can establish your real estate business online.

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