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<small>&laquo; [[Comparative Feature Analyses]]</small>

I may break "Microsummaries" out and do it separately.  I have already broken Web Feeds/Live Bookmarks out to do separately (see [[CFA/Web Feeds|Web Feeds]]).

= Purpose =
Examine a bunch of browsers, existing Firefox Add-ons, and web services to generate a report that describes:
* Which features are available
* How each handles a list of use cases (below)
* A summary of where each is different/unique
* Some conclusions about which aspects seem most innovative and interesting that we might want to consider for Firefox

= Research =
== Browsers to investigate ==
* Firefox 2
* Camino
* Flock
* iCab
* IE 7
* Maxthon 2
* Netscape
* OmniWeb
* Opera
* Safari
* SeaMonkey
* Shiira

=== General browser notes ===
* Platform support (Win, OSX, Linux, others?)
* Produced by (company/organization)
* Based on what other browser/rendering engine, if any?
* Date of last browser update, if known
* Price
* Open Source?  If so, under what license?

== Firefox Add-ons to investigate ==
Key: b=bookmarks, h=history, v=some kind of view, o=organizer, p=posting UI, e=enhancement to existing UI (following list is largely from Dietrich).

=== Extensions with view/organize UI ===
* Yahoo Delicious (b/v/p) [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3615/ link]
* Total Recall [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/4055/ link]
* Microsummary Manager [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/4248/ link]
* HyperBK (b/h) [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2539/ link]
* Trailfire (h) [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3524/ link]
* Blue Organizer (b) [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3481/ link]
* del.icio.us Complete [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2354/]
* Flat Bookmark Editing [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/117/ link]
* My Portal [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1217/ link]

=== Extensions related to annotation ===
* Warichu Bar [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/4114/ link]
* Annotea Ubimarks [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3009/ link]

=== Extensions related to microsummaries ===
* MS Generator [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3741/ link]

=== Misc (or not sure) ===
* Tark (temporary bookmarks) [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2886/ link]
* Boox [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2615/ link]
* Official del.icio.us [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1532/ link]
* Ma.gnolia.com [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2216/ link]
* Locate in BM Folders [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/622/ link]
* AutoMarks [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/404/ link]

== Web services/apps to investigate ==
* [http://delicious.com del.icio.us]
* [http://ma.gnolia.com/ ma.gnolia.com]
* [http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/ Yahoo MyWeb]
* [http://my.foxmarks.com/ Foxmarks web UI]
* [http://johnvey.com/features/deliciousdirector/ delicious director]
* [http://www.spurl.net/ spurl]
* [http://www.start.com/ start.com (MS)]
* [http://www.google.com/bookmarks/ Google bookmarks]

== General Capabilities ==
The following will be done as Y/N in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes.

* Add/manage regular bookmarks
* Add/manage quick bookmarks
* Bookmark toolbar
* Multiple bookmark toolbars
* Bookmark organizer
* Bookmark organizer as sidebar
* Bookmark organization - Tagging
* Bookmark organization - Folders
* Bookmark organization - Smartfolders
* Bookmark organization - Autosorting
* Searching bookmarks - Simple
* Searching bookmarks - Advanced
* Bookmarking Tabs - Single tabs
* Bookmarking Tabs - Groups of tabs
* Open groups of bookmarked tabs
* Export bookmarks
* Import bookmarks
* Sync bookmarks, no server component
* Sync bookmarks, server component
* Sync bookmarks, server + web app component
* Share bookmarks - with general public
* Share bookmarks - with set group
* Share bookmarks - with one other person
* Share bookmarks - with self-only (private)
* Bookmark keywords
* Bookmark smart keywords
* Annotate bookmarks
* In-page annotations
* Share annotations
* Organize annotations
* Search annotations

== Other Features ==
List the other Bookmark-related features a browser, add-on, or web service has if not listed above.

= Results =
== Summary of unique and/or innovative features ==
== Conclusions ==

= References =
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Places Places]
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Places:Manager Places:Manager]
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/User:Dria/On_Tagging Dria's "On Tagging"]