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She's a New York art designer — and a mother of five. In fact, Gabrielle Blair even named her blog "Designing Mom." "[H]er eye for the classical, functional or stylish seeps into every aspect of her life," wrote New York Metro magazine in a profile. Xerpi was about to face an appraisal by a committed professional in the fine art of graphic design.

So what did she think of Xerpi?

"It's like bookmarking on steroids."

As a graphic designer, Gabrielle apparently appreciated the way Xerpi allows the grouping of links "in a visual way" — and also, the ability to customize them!

Gabrille shared her positive review in a post on her blog last month. But maybe this represents a special triumph, because Gabrille told New York Metro that even outside of work, she finds herself approaching life experiences "through the lens of my design training." I've always thought that Xerpi's interface was its own best advocate — and in the end, it looks like it may have won Xerpi yet another convert.

"I've been using del.icio.us for my bookmarks for the last 18 months or so," Gabrille writes. "I use it to keep track of sites I've posted about and sites I want to post about. But I'm thinking about switching to Xerpi.

"It looks like it has a ton more features to help me track things more efficiently..."