Code for "This page has been bookmarked [x] times"

[potentialgeek]

Is it possible? I'm looking for a way to guage popularity not based on number of visitors. I don't want to use counters to say how many times a page has been reviewed, because it looks tacky and doesn't really convey quality.

I was thinking of how a page could be rated. Not too keen on the 1-5 star rating for a page, in part because it requires a response from visitors.

Since bookmarking is a way of rating a page ("I thought it was valuable enough to visit again, so I bookmarked it"), I'd like to know how I can "collect" that function and compile it into a short line at the bottom or top of a page which reads: "This page has been bookmarked [x] times."

This will help the visitor get an idea of estimated value like a public opinion poll, and at the same time encourage/remind them to bookmark the page. (I don't like "Please bookmark this site/page" as it's too tacky and it's begging.)

Is there one or are there several ways to do this by php or otherwise? I Googled for it on this site and beyond and didn't find anything.

I know you can get data on what percentage of traffic are repeat visitors, but this is too general for what I need. It needs to be specific to a single web page.

Thanks in advance,

p/g

[SixTimesEight]

The only way I know of making that work is to have a "bookmark this" javascript link that counts each time it's clicked or listen for "Ctrl + D" with javascript.

But then you'll miss out on the folks that just drag the url to the sidebar or use their browser's "add to bookmarks" function so it would never be a true count.