Birds of a feather flock together, and bookmarks should be grouped accordingly.

Bookmarks shouldn't just be shared, they should also be grouped. Only then can one more easily find what they're looking for. This is the concept behind Mister Wong, a German social bookmarking portal.

I came across an analysis of Mister Wong and bookmark groups while browsing Bloggers. I was quite curious about Mister Wong because it allows users to group bookmarks with similar perspectives or content together for easier access. Does that mean tagging bookmarks?

It seems like it's not exactly tagging: "Groups: It's possible to create either public or private groups, with freely chosen names. The purpose is for all group members to contribute their best bookmarks on a specific topic for sharing. The advantage is that these bookmarks will be rated within the group. Each member can click 'like' or 'dislike' for each bookmark, allowing the group to have its own method for evaluating the quality of bookmarks internally. Anyone can join a public group, and they can also join a private group if invited. For instance, in a company department, colleagues can be organized this way, or students can use this method to collect and evaluate links related to their courses." In ahgua's words, "it feels like QQ groups or BLOG circles." Indeed, it's quite similar — gathering a group of people who bring their bookmarks to share with everyone...

This service is reportedly coming to China soon. Ahgua mentioned finding the Chinese page by following clues on Bloggers but didn't provide the URL. So, I tried replacing the domain suffix with '.cn' and surprisingly found it right away. There's also an English interface with '.com'. I didn't check for other domains, but those interested can try themselves (Image 1: appearance of the '.cn' domain; Image 2: appearance of the German '.de' domain. Click the images for larger views).

"Mister Wong ranks first among all online bookmarks in Germany." Just seeing that on the official homepage made me look forward to trying the service...