The editors of Pandia share their favorite online tools for searching, blogging and information management.

There used to be a time when you had to install software on your computer to get a job done. Now a large number of services are available online, and can be accessed from within your browser window. We work on several computers, and being able to access the tools on a PC in Berlin one day and a Mac in Oslo the next, is a must.

Here are our five favorite tools right now:

1. Yahoo! Bookmarks
When we wrote the article Top 5 social bookmarking services last year, Yahoo! Bookmarks did not make it into the top 5. This was partly because it isn’t really a social networking site, but also because we found it lacking in many respects.

Since then Yahoo! has launched a new version of Yahoo! Bookmarks, and we love it!. It is well designed, and easy to use. We may be old fashioned, but the possibility of using folders instead of tags, is a relief.

2. Google Reader or Rojo
In order to keep track of all the search engine buzz in the blogosphere, we need to use an RSS feed reader. Susanne insists that Rojo is the best one, while Per argues that Google’s Reader is more than good enough. If you follow a lot of blogs and new sites, and haven’t started subscribing to feeds, this is the time to get going. Start by subscribing to Pandia’s feed.

3. Stumbleupon
Stumbleupon is one of the social networking site we like best. It is quite different from the likes of Facebook and MySpace. Users of the Stumbleupon toolbar may submit sites and pages they find useful. Other Stumbleupon users will then be presented with these pages when they click on the toolbar “stumble” button.

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