Del.icio.us: Creating an Account

Slideshow Transcript

1. Slide 1: Create Your Del.icio.us Account: A Tutorial Patricia F. Anderson <pfa@umich.edu> © 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. Health Sciences Libraries All rights reserved. University of Michigan
2. Slide 2: To Begin Click here … 
3. Slide 3: Before Creating Your Account What is the purpose or function of this  account? Personal use n Professional use n Share links with others n Collect resources for a shared project n Feed to a web site (with what target audience?) n Something else? n Remember! You can have more than one  account.
4. Slide 4: Creating an Account, Part 1: Register - Enter Details
5. Slide 5: Creating a Personal Account If you want this to be private  choose an account name or username that is not like your name in real life The FULL NAME section may be  left blank or filled in with a permutation of the username. Use a different password  than your Kerberos password. Create or use a personal  email address to use as the contact for the account (gmail, yahoo, hotmail, comcast, etc.)
6. Slide 6: Creating a Professional Account You want people to be able to find  you, so choose a username that is like your real name Fill in the FULL NAME  section with your real name Use a new password, not the one  used for your professional accounts (In a later step, you may link the  username to your web page) Use your professional email  address as the contact for the account
7. Slide 7: Creating a Group or Project Account Is the group or project  public or private? Follow the guidelines for  personal accounts if private, for professional accounts if public, except … … create a group email account  as the contact for the account
8. Slide 8: Creating Your Account Remember to check the  email account for a message from del.icio.us to complete the activation of your account. Notice the use of a captcha*  as an anti-spam device. This means deli.icio.us is not accessible to persons with some visual disabilities. * CAPTCHA = Completely  Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
9. Slide 9: Creating an Account, Part 2: Installing Buttons (Safari)
10. Slide 10: Creating an Account, Part 2: Installing Buttons (Internet Explorer)
11. Slide 11: Creating an Account, Part 2: Installing Buttons (Firefox)
12. Slide 12: Creating an Account, Part 2: Installing Buttons (More) There are different ways to install  buttons for different browsers. Follow the directions. Ask for help if your system administrator  has blocked you from installing these tools.