I finally had some time to check out www.pearltrees.com. My first impression was that it is similar to evernote. Both tools are really neat in that you can clip and organize things from the web including images and webpages. It is like your browser’s bookmarks grouped together but in a more visually pleasing manner. Furthermore both pearltrees and evernote can be used to add other files, such as documents, giving it structure by way of a label or folder.
The big difference between pearltrees and evernote is that your collections or saved items are public unless you pay to be a premium membership. Evernote also has a paid premium level but user content is not public. Though you can collaborate in evernote, pearltrees is more of a social sharing platform. You can import and organize your twitter and facebook posts and images. More on that in THIS techcrunch.com article.
I started using evernote a year and a half ago, for a group project in my Information Technology class (click HERE to view). For my needs, and because of my desire for privacy, I prefer evernote. For business users, it can be a powerful tool to manage marketing content.
I am glad I took the time to look at pearltrees. It could be a great space to collaborate and share with other librarians or market a library in the future. Please comment if you have any experience with pearltrees. My look at it was brief and there is always more to learn.
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