Interesting review. My sense is that this actually points to one of Clipmarks's problems, which is a pretty minor one, but still worth thinking about. Its design is such that some of its most sophisticated features are not obvious to the first-time user. For example, the chart says that Clipmarks allows you to filter by category -- maybe the reviewer just didn't notice that you can also turn on a friend filter ("My Clippers") or even both at once. I'm sure the reviewer never noticed the clip-to-blog feature, the address book feature, or the dashboard (which incidentally i almost never use). Clipmarks is so feature-rich that some users (and some reviewers) will completely ignore some features...

Interesting review. My sense is that this actually points to one of Clipmarks's problems, which is a pretty minor one, but still worth thinking about. Its design is such that some of its most sophisticated features are not obvious to the first-time user. For example, the chart says that Clipmarks allows you to filter by category -- maybe the reviewer just didn't notice that you can also turn on a friend filter ("My Clippers") or even both at once. I'm sure the reviewer never noticed the clip-to-blog feature, the address book feature, or the dashboard (which incidentally i almost never use). Clipmarks is so feature-rich that some users (and some reviewers) will completely ignore some features.

I think by "personalized" TechCrunch means something idiosyncratic, i.e., automatically personalized -- in the sense that the site learns what you like and don't like and only shows you thinks it thinks you'll like. To me, serendipity is part of the point of Clipmarks and I am glad it doesn't have this feature. Yes Clipmarks is a personalized experience but the user is always in control of the degree of personalization. To me, this is a good thing.

Re the "steamship porthole" -- well, there are a lot of double lines and borders on the main site. It's visually busy and very sliced-up into compartments. This is not a bad thing. I've grown to love the interface, but it is unusual and it takes some getting used to.

Just my $0.02. I am a Clipmarks addict, but the way. It's the only site I always actually visit daily, I just realized. I use other bookmarking sites for other features -- I like Ma.gnolia for its full-page caching, and I like del.icio.us for its speed and its tag intersections, and I like diigo for its on-the-page annotations (though I don't use them that much). I wish Clipmarks supported auto-bookmarking to other services besides del.icio.us.

Keep up the good work guys.