How People Use Furl
Every day, people are discovering ways that Furl makes their lives easier. Here's what we're hearing from members about how they use Furl. Tell us how you use it!
What Members Say:
Comparison Shopping
- "I use Furl when I am shopping online to save pages with gift ideas and pages with things I am thinking about buying."
- "It makes shopping a lot easier because I can search through my pages for something I remember saving, like 'Prada shoes,' without having to search through all the Prada shoes on the Internet."
- "I use Furl to collect listings from craigslist, eBay and Costco.com."
Wish Lists
- "My daughter is creating her Christmas wish list with Furl, which she plans to share with all the relatives so she gets what she wants this year!"
Real Estate
- "My significant other and I have started to use Furl for exchanging potential housing rental listings and it's been a total boon!"
Internet Music and Radio
- "I use Furl to find my streaming music stations no matter which computer I'm at."
Job Search
- "My roommate uses Furl as a place to keep job listings from all the corporate sites and job boards he looks at."
- "I use Furl to save useful pages relating to self-employment, freelance jobs, taxes, and how long you can keep benefits from your old place of work."
Work
- "I use Furl to help me make a living by serving as my personal toolbox of cheat sheets on various subjects such as statistics, marketing, design, etc."
- "There's such freedom in realizing I can finally get rid of that stack of papers."
More Ideas:
Schoolwork
- Students say Furl is invaluable for saving and retrieving their online research. They can also access this material whether at home, school or the library.
Teaching
- Educators tell us they use Furl to share resources with their students. Reference librarians are also using it to share new resources on specialty subjects with their patrons.
Saving Online Articles for Later
- When you find an interesting article but don't have time to read it, Furl it and uncheck the "mark as read" box. This is a favorite Furl function for many members, particularly Furl's founder, Mike Giles.
Reading Lists
- One member says she uses Furl to keep a list of books she wants to read. It's also a good way to list the books you've read, share recommendations with friends, or to make lists for your book group.
Travel Planning
- Furl articles and sites about places you might like to visit, and once you book your trip, Furl the confirmation pages for hotels, flights, and car rentals.
Recipes
- One member says she uses Furl to save and then search all the recipes she finds online, instead of cluttering up the house with print-outs. She only needs to remember one ingredient to find it again.