avin narasimhan

I'm always on the lookout for new ways of organizing/filing/sharing the stuff I come across. Delicious and my reader continue to be my primary ways of doing so, but I think anyone who uses them would agree that there is still something to be desired. And while I might not straight replace them in the near term, doesn't mean I can't add some supplemental services here and there.

Not sure if Toobla will prove to be one such service, but one of the more interesting visual organizers I've seen recently. Mashable does a nice job of summing up the services elevator pitch:

You can create custom folders that you can store anything you want in — web pages, embedded videos or web apps, photographs, flash games — and then make those collections public or keep them for yourself.

Toobla has a list of the most popular shared folders on its site in various categories full of content that you can view. Clicking on a link will take you to a page, but clicking on a video or audio file (or other embedded content) will display the content right inside Toobla.

Worth a read of the full review. Love that it organizes visually rich content in an equally visually interesting and engaging way. Raises the ease of use factor significantly when compared to combing through page after page of text links and endless tag clouds. And with the stamp of the mashable 'spark of genius' series, I guess that's enough to give it a serious shot.