How it works
This method starts when you assign tags to each resource. This in turn results to a user-directed method of categorizing information. Many social bookmarking services display the one who created the bookmarks and provide access to other bookmarked resources from that person. This is particularly helpful in aiding users make social connections with others who are interested in a topic or any topic.

The users of these services are also provided with a tool to see how many have used the tag. They can also search for every resource that has been assigned to a specific tag. Eventually, this will result in the development of a unique keyword structure used to define resources.
Significance of the practice

Social bookmarking provides users with a chance to express their own perspectives on resources and information through an organized structure. This will allow like-minded individuals to find each other and build their own communities that help common tags for resources and "folksonomies" evolve. Furthermore, the practice helps user find any related information to the topic they are searching for even in areas that aren't usually connected to the primary topic.

Progress and development
The technology that made social bookmarking possible is not that complex. This means that the process can easily develop and progress in the future. The practice is also slowly integrating itself into other applications. For instance, tagging information is now applicable to other types of resources, including e-mail and multimedia files. One can expect the function of this method to develop further in order to accommodate more and newer ways of managing loads of information.

Effects in learning and teaching
Social bookmarking's way of tagging resources with keywords can possible change the method of storing and finding information. The practice helps conveniently simply the process of distributing reference lists, papers, bibliographies and other resources to students and peers. Now, you don't have to worry about going through plenty of stuffs just to find the right information you are looking for - all you need is a keyword.