I find it really surprising that a lot people don’t know how to share web pages on Friendfeed via what is called a bookmarklet. A lot of people who are unaware of the bookmarklet take the time to copy and paste the item they’re sharing instead of just clicking a button. While copying and pasting doesn’t sound like a terrible thing it can become a tedious act and eventually activity can decrease.
What Is A Bookmarklet?
Think of a bookmarklet as a regular bookmark with some muscle added to it. Instead of just taking you to a regular web page, a bookmarklet usually lets you perform some sort of action for a certain service, a simplified plug-in if you will. These bookmarklets are usually stored in the bookmarks toolbar area of your browser for easy access, but you can also store them a bookmark manager, they will fulfill the same purpose both ways.
What Does The FriendFeed Bookmarklet Do?
The FriendFeed bookmarklet allows you to share items in your FriendFeed activity stream at the click of a button. This means you do not have to visit the site nor do any copying and pasting. Simply click and go and if the content warrants discussion you can watch the real-time comments fly.
How To Install and Use The FriendFeed Bookmarklet
Like I said before, you usually store your bookmarklet in your browsers bookmark toolbar for easy access. To do this simply go to the FriendFeed bookmarklet page and drag the “Share On FriendFeed” into your bookmarks toolbar or bookmark manager. Once you have done that, make sure you are logged into FriendFeed and click the share button whenever you find something interesting that you think your subscribers will enjoy.
