After I creating the DIIGO account, I started finish the Scoop.it assignment. I created a topic and some labels, then it comes out many related suggestions. Their are websites, videos, blogs, etc. They are in a sequence of relevancy. Then I select a few from those suggestions and made my own topic. Also, I followed some of my classmates' topic. Scoop.it is called 'content curation', which is pretty like to created your own thematic library and organize your own content choices.
In DIIGO, you can highlight anything, add multiple tags, copy and paste from original article as comments, follow others, and be followed by others. But you cannot comment on others book marks.
While in Scoop.it, you cannot highlight but you can use multiple tags, copy and paste from original articles as comments and others can also post comments. People cannot follow each other but they can follow specific topics.
As for my preferences, I like both of them. DIIGO and Scoop.it is somewhat two reverse website.
DIIGO is a tool for readers with a wide spectrum who like to find contents they like and usually with less motivation. They find things that attracts to them and add tags. It's kind of tagging way for less motivated and relaxed way of reading.
While for Scoop.it, it's a content curating website which means you are the curator of your own thematic library. You gotta choose your own topics and hobbies. You don't even need to create your own topic just follow others would be efficient. It's more like a kind of information search that with a specific theme. And I like the suggestions particularly and the daily update emails for your chosen topics.
As for the advantage of both websites, they allow users to follow interesting topics and each other. The internet is making our life more interactive.
