Diigo vs. Scoop.it

Diigo  and Scoop.it are both helpful and convenient social bookmarking sites to keep you organized.  Both sites offer many organizational tools that can help anyone in the professional or personal aspect of their lives.  More importantly these sites allow you to 'follow' other people who are saving and tagging relevant information similar to your own.  Educators of all fields will find that Diigo and Scoop.it are valuable and worthwhile to use.

Now lets compare the features!

Diigo 

• Create your own list of topics. Tip: You could organize each topic by a content area.
• Add your own personal comments through sticky notes and digitally highlight text! Tip: Add notes for differentiated instruction or what standard to apply to! 
• Ability to follow or follow someone else. Tip: Follow other educators and build a community! 
• Download an icon in the right hand corner of your browser for faster saving. Tip: Download it is worth it! :)
• Can use on your Ipad, smartphone, or tablet. 
• Add multiple tags to help find your sites easier in the future. Tip: Always add tags you will be happy later you did it!
• Copy and paste from original article to appear in comments about your site. 

Scoop.it

• Create your own list of topics.
• Ability to follow or follow someone else. 
• A great option of signing in under another social media site such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ and sharing your bookmarks instantly. Tip: Twitter is now used very often for education I hear! More information to come. 
• Add multiple tags to help find your site easier in the future.
• Comment on each article to provide yourself a summary.  People who are following you can comment as well!
• Offers hundreds of suggestions related to prior articles you have searched for!

Which one will I use?

After comparing and using both sites for my bookmark organization, I found many great organizational features from both.  However, my personal preference has led me to use Diigo as my main social bookmarking site.  I find Diigo to be much more user friendly and accessible. I really love the icon you can download in the top right hand corner of your screen.  It allows you to quickly save a site and digitally highlight important items you want to use later! I have highlighted the best features in both websites being in my own personal option. As a  future educator I want to be as fully prepared as possible.  Especially when there are millions of useful websites to learn from!  

Please feel free to comment or add your suggestions!