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Using the IActiveView's current extent create a spatial bookmark.
///<summary>Using the IActiveView's current extent create a spatial bookmark.</summary>
/// 
///<param name="activeView">An IActiveView interface</param>
///<param name="bookmarkName">A System.String that is the name of what you want to call the bookmark. Example: "USA"</param>
///  
///<remarks></remarks>
public void CreateSpatialBookmarkForActiveViewExtent(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView activeView, System.String bookmarkName)
{
  if(activeView == null || bookmarkName == null)
  {
    return;
  }
  // Create a new bookmark and set it's location to the focus map's current extent
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IAOIBookmark aoiBookmark=new ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.AOIBookmarkClass();
  // Bookmark set for the current extent
  aoiBookmark.Location=activeView.Extent;
  aoiBookmark.Name=bookmarkName;
  // Add the bookmark to the map's bookmark collection  
  // For ArcGIS Desktop this will add the bookmark to the View | Bookmarks menu 
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapBookmarks mapBookmarks=activeView as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapBookmarks; // Dynamic Cast
  mapBookmarks.AddBookmark(aoiBookmark);
}
'''<summary>Using the IActiveView's current extent create a spatial bookmark.</summary>
''' 
'''<param name="activeView">An IActiveView interface</param>
'''<param name="bookmarkName">A System.String that is the name of what you want to call the bookmark. Example: "USA"</param>
'''  
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Sub CreateSpatialBookmarkForActiveViewExtent(ByVal activeView As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView, ByVal bookmarkName As System.String)
  If activeView Is Nothing OrElse bookmarkName Is Nothing Then
        Return
  End If
  ' Create a new bookmark and set it's location to the focus map's current extent
  Dim aoiBookmark As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IAOIBookmark=New ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.AOIBookmarkClass
  ' Bookmark set for the current extent
  aoiBookmark.Location=activeView.Extent
  aoiBookmark.Name=bookmarkName
  ' Add the bookmark to the map's bookmark collection  
  ' For ArcGIS Desktop this will add the bookmark to the View | Bookmarks menu 
  Dim mapBookmarks As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapBookmarks=TryCast(activeView, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapBookmarks) ' Dynamic Cast
  mapBookmarks.AddBookmark(aoiBookmark)
End Sub