Xmarks will be shutting down free browser synchronization services on January 10, 2011. For details on how to transition to recommended alternatives, consult this page.
For the full story behind the Xmarks shutdown, please read their blog post.
It’s a sad story to me! 
Here I found a good article to read: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/no-more-xmarks-no/192
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