I am thoroughly enjoying using Diigo for educational purposes. I don't think I will really get into sharing my articles and comments until I have more friends on there, and figure out how to use it so that only they can see my comments. But I love setting it to private and using the highlight, bookmark and comments features to read online for my classes.
Recently, I found another very useful function for Diigo, and that is having it aid me in my study of the Spanish language. I am trying to brush up on my skills in time for a job interview, and am meeting with a friend each week to discuss an article (in Spanish) that we have both read. I am using the Diigo comment tool to translate any words in the passage I don't know. That way, when I reread the text, I don't have to rely on the translation, but can refer to it if needed. It is so convenient, and I can't wait to learn more Spanish using Diigo. Has anyone else found that Diigo has aided them in other ways? Are there other cool features I should know about?
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That's an interesting use of the comment feature that could probably be adapted to other situations. I'll have to give that some thought...
As far as sharing comments, highlights, etc. with friends, Diigo gives you several options. First, you can set a bookmark and its associated annotations to Private, Public, or set it to Private, but share the bookmark and annotations to a Group. That will let all group members see them; you can create private groups just for your friends. (Be warned; if you share a private resource with a public group, anyone will be able to see it.)
If you only want to share a single item with one friend, or setting up a group seems like too much work, you can use the feature on the Toolbar that lets you e-mail the item, with your comments, to friends. They don't even need to be signed up to Diigo for that.
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