
I set one up shortly after taking a MINITEX webinar. Then I took another webinar this fall that talked about Furl; I checked out Furl and have an account there too! I even set up a Furl account for the monthly research meeting participants to use.
Personally I like Furl better. I find it easier to use and I love being able to rate the websites using

I think the MHS Library could really make use of this for the Minnesota History Topics, and some other things on the MHS website. It would be a great way to help students find us who might not otherwise.
Pagekeeper seems a little bit like the Educator's Portal on the MHS website. It doesn't allow teachers to add their own websites or tags, but it does allow them to search for MHS webpages based on grade level, subject matter (theme), or type of resource. Perhaps a companion page could be developed that would allow teachers to add their own pages and tags relating to Minnesota history.
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