Are browser bookmarks dead?

It occurred to me recently that I no longer use bookmarks. I used to and very useful they were too. Nowadays I just don't bother with bookmarks. Why? What is forcing bookmarks out?

Tabbed browsing
If I really need to remember a site, it's because it's an 'internal' system (intranet) for example and I'm just too lazy to remember the URL. Solution? I set my homepage tabs to open on startup effectively replacing the need for bookmarks in that instance.

Browser history
If I think I can sorta remember the start of the URL, I'll chuck a few attempts in the browser address bar and see what suggestions pop up. Easy, quick and convenient. Certainly quicker than a nested menu of bookmarks.

Multiple machines and browsers
Counting up very quickly I reckon I could use up to 3 different machines on a daily basis - sometimes more if I am lending a hand or sharing work with someone else. These machines are likely to have Chrome, Firefox, Safari and....ahem..IE (Eeew - I feel dirty just saying it) - no point in using bookmarks in this instance...Yeah, I could use Google bookmarks but I don't want to put my Google account credentials into just any old machine or have to log anyone else's Google account out.

Google
So, my home tabs don't contain a certain site and I can't find it in my history and I can't guess the URL from my sketchy memory....Hmmm. What now? GIMP duh! Google Is My Pal. For heavens sake, obviously the biggest and bestest search engine on the planet is making it soooo easy to find a site that bookmarking a site or page is less than worthwhile.

If I made a bookmark in the past, it was quite possible that the page URL might change or the page could go away etc etc. So I had to maintain my own bookmarks. Meh, I think I'll just let the big G maintain it's own index and I'll search like usual if that's okay?

So, bookmarks anymore? I wouldn't be surprised if a total newbie to the web doesn't 'get' the concept or see the need for bookmarks. Similarly I wouldn't be surprised to see bookmark functionality disappear from browsers in the future too.

Funny how culture changes huh?