What is a bookmark in the context of the internet?
A bookmark, in the context of the internet, is a way of tagging a web resource for later use. This is usually associated with a web browser that stores the references to these resources. The term can also be applied to social bookmarking, which uses the same principle, with the difference that the bookmarks are public, shared between members, thus impacting notoriety and potentially SEO.
What is a bookmark?
In the context of internet usage, a bookmark refers to an identifier of a web resource that is stored for later use.
In simple terms, like a physical bookmark, a bookmark on the web is a way of tagging a webpage in order to find it more easily in the future. All web browsers have options for bookmarking, which act as shortcuts to preferred content. While in Chrome and Firefox they are called Bookmarks, in other web browsers you may find them under Favorites. There has been some discussion about whether Google interprets bookmarked sites to be more relevant, thus ranking them higher in search results. While it is unlikely that this happens in an absolute manner (because of the possibility to abuse this feature), bookmarks may well be taken into account, when the option to personalize the search is on.
