New York Times Cites Digg, Del.icio.us In Shutdown Of Its Bookmarking Service

Earlier this afternoon, <i>The New York Times</I> issued an e-mail to all users that it's shutting down its <i>Times</I>-branded bookmarking service (Times File). The e-mail (shown below) cites the proliferation of social bookmarking sites like Digg and Delicious in its decision to eliminate the offering. The e-mail goes on to say that a process has been established to help existing Times File users move all of their bookmarks into LookSmart's Furl bookmarking service (the technology on which Ti

David Berlind, Chief Content Officer, UBM TechWeb

December 18, 2008

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Earlier this afternoon, The New York Times issued an e-mail to all users that it's shutting down its Times-branded bookmarking service (Times File). The e-mail (shown below) cites the proliferation of social bookmarking sites like Digg and Delicious in its decision to eliminate the offering. The e-mail goes on to say that a process has been established to help existing Times File users move all of their bookmarks into LookSmart's Furl bookmarking service (the technology on which Times File is based).

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