Xmarks: Firefox Add-on
If you have more than one computer and would like to maintain the same bookmarks in both (or more), then Xmarks is for you. Install this add-on on both computers and sign up for a free account. That's all you need to do. They supply extensions for Firefox, IE and Safari. Your bookmarks will be uploaded to your online account and updated as bookmarks are added or removed. When the second computer accesses the Internet, it will be synchronized with the updated bookmarks automatically. You can also access your online account and access your bookmarks from anywhere using any computer.
In perfect American tradition, simply doing something well wasn't enough for these guys. They keep adding features. Now they show the most popular sites for your search terms in the Google search results. They also added extra site information. Clicking on a site information button, provides more information on that website. They show how popular it is with xmarks users and also any reviews that were written about it and the top five similar sites.
If you follow that up with the Get Site Info button on the small pop out then you get more complete information.
This can be very useful if you are thinking of doing business with an online vendor.
They are clearly doing something right. The Mozilla site indicates they have 183,000 downloads of Xmarks each week for a total of over 15 million.
Date: May 2009