StumbleUpon 101
Here's a step-by-step guide to help you get started on using StumbleUpon.
Step #1: What's StumbleUpon all about?
StumbleUpon according to Wikipedia
StumbleUpon is an Internet community that allows its users to discover and rate Web pages, photos, and videos. It is a personalized recommendation engine which uses peer and social-networking principles.
Web pages are presented when the user clicks the "Stumble!" button on the browser's toolbar. StumbleUpon chooses which Web page to display based on the user's ratings of previous pages, ratings by his/her friends, and by the ratings of users with similar interests. Users can rate or choose not to rate any Web page with a thumbs up or thumbs down, and clicking the Stumble button resembles "channel-surfing" the Web. StumbleUpon also allows their users to indicate their interests from a list of nearly 500 topics to produce relevant content for the user.http://www.stumbleupon.com/about/ There is also one-click blogging built in as well.
Toolbar versions exist for Firefox, Mozilla Application Suite, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, but StumbleUpon also works with some independent Mozilla-based browsers. Third party toolbars have also been created for Safari, and Opera
Step #2: Go to StumbleUpon and Sign up for an account
This is where it all begins
The first thing you need to do is to go to the official StumbleUpon website (http://www.stumbleupon.com) and sign up for an account. Step #3: Download the SU Toolbar
Sorry, this is mandatory
The next thing you will need to do is to download the StumbleUpon toolbar. Sorry, if you really want to participate in this social bookmarking community, you WILL NEED to download the toolbar. The toolbar enables you to vote and comment on each stumble that you make, as well as do other cool stuff. Step #4: Select which category of sites you would like to stumble upon
What do you like to see?
Step #5: Start your Stumbling !
Here we go
To start your Stumbling and discover new sites, click the Stumble! button at the leftmost part of the StumbleUpon Toolbar. Step #6: Watch a video on how its done
Here's a video to show you how
Here's my favorite link:
Step #7: Take a look at these tips and guides about StumbleUpon
Read these very interesting articles found on the internet about StumbleUpon
Fetching RSS feed... please stand bySome tips on using StumbleUpon
Step #8: Take a look at my StumbleUpon stream
Just what am I stumbling upon on the internet?
This is the real time digital stream of my Stumbles. Enjoy following my StumbleUpon bookmarks!
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byStep #9: Read books on Online Social Bookmarking
CANADA'S SOCIAL BOOKMARKING WEBSITE LAUNCHED.(Website overview): An article from: Online Product News
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 12/31/2009) 
300 Best Aviation Web Sites and 100 More Worth Bookmarking
Amazon Price: (as of 12/31/2009)
Interviews with the Founders
Peeking into the minds of the founders of StumbleUpon
- An interview with Garret Camp, the Chief Architect
- This interview took place in 2006. Garrett describes StumbleUpon as a "personalized content discovery" service and outlines how it has grown to the million plus users it has today.
- Another 2006 Interview with Garret Camp
- Garret reveals how he started StumbleUpon in 2001 in Canada.
The StumbleUpon Addict's Confession Board
Tell us the truth, you do spend half your life on StumbleUpon right?
Share with us your experiences on StumbleUpon and how its eaten up all your available free time. Do you now have 500 fans, 200 reviews? Let us know.
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- Mar 1, 2009 @ 9:03 pm
- great lens, very good information, love the step by step
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