The new browser-bookmarking service, iterasi, which we covered back in February of this year, has just launched their public beta today. This service is meant to complement, not compete with, today's standard lot of bookmarking tools, like del.ici.ous, ma.gnolia, and diigo, as iterasi doesn't simply save a URL, but instead provides you with a way to bookmark the "dynamic web."
Since today's web is filled with pages using dynamic technologies like CSS, AJAX, and other database-driven content, it's possible for those pages to change at any time, leaving you without the information you originally wanted to save.
With iterasi, you don't just bookmark a page, you "notarize" it, which transfers an exact replica to your secured personal account for safekeeping. Not only is this useful for saving snapshots of pages through time, it's also highly practical for saving shots of transactions, receipts, order confirmations, and other things that you may need to refer back to in the future. Also useful is the browser toolbar's stickiness - it even appears in pop-up windows, where you usually don't find toolbars showing, so it's always available when you need it.
iterasi Toolbar
Through the iterasi toolbar, available for both Firefox and IE, you can choose to "notarize" or "quick notarize" any web page. By clicking on the former, you can fill in a description, add tags, and even "file" it into a folder of your choosing, an option which helps you better organize your saved pages. If you click on the "quick notarize" button instead, you can simply save the page to your account without any metadata.
Similar to ScrnShots, another screen-grabbing service we profiled recently, saved pages can be shared with others. At iterasi, sharing can be done via email or by posting on the web via an embed code. However, it should be noted that ScrnShots provided far more sizes and options for doing embeds than iterasi currently does.
At launch time, the service's scheduling feature, which will automate page captures on a regular basis, is not available. However, we're told that this option will be turned on sometime in the next 30-45 days.
To get access to this public beta right now, you need to sign up for an account from this web page. Alternately, you can also sign up for an account if you receive a shared page from a friend via email or if you click on an embedded page you see on the web.
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I love Iterasi. I have been using it to book house listings. I am moving halfway across the country and being able to save and share listings, even after they have been sold of taken off line, which allows me to share with my Realtor the kind of houses I am looking for. It also allows me to find and share stuff with my wife as well.
I'm hoping they add some more share options like the ability to share a whole folder with someone instead of individual entries.
Posted by: Jason | May 6, 2008 12:01 PMSo many bookmarking services!!!
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Posted by: The Masked Millionaire | May 6, 2008 1:29 PM(Where We Know Moderation Works)
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If anyone can share a page I would love to get an invite. I do have some other invites to share. I would be happy to return a favor. I have a mesh invite for sure
Thank you
Mark
Posted by: mark | May 6, 2008 2:07 PMThis must be something good. Just couple hours after posting it I stumbled upon it.
Might give it a try.
Posted by: MrCooker | May 6, 2008 2:26 PMThanks for the comments. Masked Millionaire - but we save web pages that will be in your account forever! No more bad links. You may easily share pages and embed in your blog, too!
Mark - you may sing up for iterasi here: https://www.iterasi.net/AccountSignUpWizard/AccountInfo.aspx
Thanks for your interest.
Posted by: Alex Williams | May 6, 2008 3:36 PMArgh, no Mac version of the extension yet.
Posted by: Peter Daams | May 6, 2008 10:26 PMI am not aware but can there be any legal complications of saving whole web page because you are saving whole content?
Posted by: Pradeep Kumar Mishra | May 6, 2008 11:19 PMThe expectations you have of achieving in life will determine how you act. If you don't expect to be a millionaire you will never take the necessary steps that will take you towards becoming a millionaire.
Posted by: millionaire | May 7, 2008 1:36 AMComplete disaster. Crashed firefox twice.
I'm sticking to evernote.
Posted by: nlupus.myopenid.comYeah, no Mac version. Might be worthwhile to update the article to mention that.
Posted by: Chris Pratt | May 7, 2008 8:08 AMWe're developing a Mac version.
nlupus.myopenid.com - Sorry you had that experience. We're glad to trouble shoot what happened. Our blog has my contact info.
Posted by: Alex Williams | May 7, 2008 1:39 PM