Comments on: On Social Bookmarking Icons… http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/10/03/on-social-bookmarking-icons/ Useful Resources For Webmasters Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matt http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/10/03/on-social-bookmarking-icons/#comment-361 Matt Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:18:22 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/10/03/on-social-bookmarking-icons/#comment-361 You use text links for social bookmark submissions? I suppose that makes sense, but I prefer the other personally. Maybe it would be a good idea to put the Share This link, and a couple of the bigger sites like Digg and StumbleUpon? You use text links for social bookmark submissions? I suppose that makes sense, but I prefer the other personally. Maybe it would be a good idea to put the Share This link, and a couple of the bigger sites like Digg and StumbleUpon?

]]> By: Anthony Williams http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/10/03/on-social-bookmarking-icons/#comment-360 Anthony Williams Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:27:32 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2007/10/03/on-social-bookmarking-icons/#comment-360 I don't use any icons --- I prefer to use words instead (e.g. Digg This). It depends on your audience. Some people will know that "Share This" means "submit to a social bookmarking site", and other's will not know what it means and ignore it. The same applies to the icons --- even regular users might not recognize the icons for their favourite social bookmarking site. "Share This" also involves an extra click, which can be sufficient to mean people don't bother. I don’t use any icons — I prefer to use words instead (e.g. Digg This).

It depends on your audience. Some people will know that “Share This” means “submit to a social bookmarking site”, and other’s will not know what it means and ignore it. The same applies to the icons — even regular users might not recognize the icons for their favourite social bookmarking site.

“Share This” also involves an extra click, which can be sufficient to mean people don’t bother.

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