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Pretty huge/awesome/amazing at least to me

By Jon Washburn

Real Estate Agent

September 20, 2007 06:45 PM

Warning this is a very geeky centric post, and was written way past my bedtime. This means that this post is not only not relevant, but also likely won't make any sense when I reread it tomorrow morning.

Google just launched a social bookmarking tool called Shared Stuff. Using Shared Stuff could not be simpler and just involves dragging the "email/share" button into your browsers bookmark toolbar. From start to finish it took me like 5 seconds.

I already share my favorite (non AR) blog posts from my google reader (rss feed here, or view it as a blog here), but this new service takes it a step further and allows users to share most things that appears on a webpage. This is big, at least to me. But probably not to a lot of other people I guess.

Here is a link to my new shared items page: http://www.google.com/s2/sharing/stuff?user=113893706697174019418

Nothing really is on it yet, but expect good things to follow.

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Jeff Turner

RealSatisfied - Santa Clarita, CA

Jonathon... this is exactly why I use a tumblr account, the ease and simplicity. Same interface, a button you drag to your menu. The benefit, to me anyway, of tumblr is that I can brand it for me specifically. So, JustDugUp.com is my own little shared stuff page. :)

Sep 20, 2007 06:51 PM

Tego Venturi

Keller Williams Realty - Rio Rancho, NM

Isn't it amazing how Google keeps coming up with these cool tools but never does any promotion? I have been using del.icio.us for the links on our website http://del.icio.us/tracyventuri but this looks like it will do more. Thanks for the heads up.

Tego

Sep 20, 2007 06:57 PM

Jon Washburn

Seattle, WA

Jeff,

Yeah tumblr is rad. This has two extra benefits to tumblr. 1. I can subscribe to all of my friends shared stuff, and 2. I can easily search my shared stuff and my subscribed shared stuff.

Sep 20, 2007 07:02 PM

Tego,

Google doesn't really need the promotion. Everything kinda works together and if you use one product it leads to another.

Jonathon... I've tried to make this work on four different browsers now and can't make it work. Safari, Flock, Firefox and Camino. What are you using it with?

Sep 20, 2007 07:06 PM

Jonathan... ok, you're going to find this humorous... I hope. It won't work if you try to share an ActiveRain post. I've now tested this on all of my browsers. I can share other sites, but when I try to share anything on AR, including this post, it won't let me. ??

I tried to share this blog in every browser, including Opera as well, and none of them would work. The window freezes. But I was able to share other sites in each browser without issue. http://www.google.com/s2/sharing/stuff?user=112317150952376065749

Sep 20, 2007 07:14 PM

Rob Lang

At Home Kansas - Shawnee, KS

Local Expert in NE Central Kansas Real Estate Home

Looks like fun. I'll have to go give it a try.

Rob

Sep 20, 2007 07:24 PM

Cyndee Haydon

Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL

727-710-8035 Clearwater, Beach Short Sales Luxury Condos &Homes

Wow - thanks Jonathan and Jeff for more techie tools - now it's way past my bedtime - I've bookmarked when I'm more alert (lol)

Sep 20, 2007 07:38 PM

Anonymous

Yup... I does not like AR. I was able to post everything else I tried including our Website and our Blogger Blog. http://www.google.com/s2/sharing/stuff?user=102280677707322917227&aoff=true.

If anyone comes up with a solution for the problem with AR, let me know.

It does look like it will be fun...

Sep 20, 2007 07:41 PM

It still has some bugs but appears to work on occasion.

Sep 20, 2007 07:44 PM

Tego... are you on a PC or a Mac. I am experiencing it on a MAC.

Sep 20, 2007 07:46 PM

So who is collecting all our http://www.google.com/s2/sharing/stuff?user=111237658026509536198 Shared Stuff links? You?

Sep 20, 2007 08:22 PM

Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI

Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Parked to learn more from you geeks. :)

Sep 20, 2007 09:47 PM

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Jonathan:

Thanks for the info. I am a novice when it comes to RSS feeds. Maybe this will help me.

Sep 20, 2007 10:06 PM

Linda Reynolds

Bradenton Real Estate - Linda Reynolds - Bradenton, FL

Bradenton Real Estate

Thanks for the tip, I went out and added it to my favorites. I will check it out in more detail later.

Sep 20, 2007 11:11 PM

Jeff-

I am on a PC. Let em know if you have any luck w/AR.

Sep 21, 2007 03:42 AM

Tego... thanks. So, Jonathan, it's not just a Mac issue, so there must be something in the ActiveRain code that is interfering with being able to use the Google Share/Email feature.

Sep 21, 2007 04:18 AM

Sorry for not following this comment thread! I was sure this blog would die a slow comment death.

Jeff, It doesn't work with AR. That sucks. You know the iPhone also doesn't work with AR. We will have to fix both of those items! AR members thank you for you patience.

Lawrence, I am collecting the shared stuff in the link above. But anyone can start collecting their own shared stuff.

Sep 24, 2007 06:41 AM

Jonathon... it would be great if both were fixed! The iPhone is only partially true. You can't comment, since there is no html editor in the comments any longer. If there were, you could. Just as you can write a post using the iPhone (I did) as long as you are comfortable using the html editor only. :)

Sep 25, 2007 01:28 AM

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