Comments on: Sharing in Firefox http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/ I design compelling experiences and create stunning photography. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:09:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Omega X http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Omega X Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:19:02 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-450 Copyright concerns should not be an issue as the bulk of things on the internet is shareable with or without consent already. There are tons of picture, music and various file sharing sites and services which hundreds of millions of people use on a daily basis. The only thing this sharing integration does is eliminate a few steps to actually get it done. While I'm not a fan of the social integration since I don't use such sites, I'm not petty enough to to claim that this is considered bloat when these types of sites are extremely popular and dominate a hefty bulk of the web landscape throughout the world. Copyright concerns should not be an issue as the bulk of things on the internet is shareable with or without consent already.

There are tons of picture, music and various file sharing sites and services which hundreds of millions of people use on a daily basis. The only thing this sharing integration does is eliminate a few steps to actually get it done.

While I’m not a fan of the social integration since I don’t use such sites, I’m not petty enough to to claim that this is considered bloat when these types of sites are extremely popular and dominate a hefty bulk of the web landscape throughout the world.

]]> By: damogran http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-423 damogran Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:36:17 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-423 This "feature" has somehow creeped into my firefox, now there is a stupid box that expands itself when mouse goes over it and urges me to share pictures to everyone in tweeter facebook and god knows what more. I have no tweeter, facebook, and i will never ever get one of those accounts. How can i disable that nagging box? This “feature” has somehow creeped into my firefox, now there is a stupid box that expands itself when mouse goes over it and urges me to share pictures to everyone in tweeter facebook and god knows what more.
I have no tweeter, facebook, and i will never ever get one of those accounts.
How can i disable that nagging box?

]]> By: Calum http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Calum Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:37:23 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-422 Seems a bit irresponsible to be encouraging sharing of the very elements on a page that are most likely to be subject to copyright restrictions. Until you can figure out the copyright (e.g. by looking into the media's metadata if it has any), and honour those requirements while sharing (or not sharing, depending on what the creator wants to allow), this is a bad move for content creators IMHO. Seems a bit irresponsible to be encouraging sharing of the very elements on a page that are most likely to be subject to copyright restrictions. Until you can figure out the copyright (e.g. by looking into the media’s metadata if it has any), and honour those requirements while sharing (or not sharing, depending on what the creator wants to allow), this is a bad move for content creators IMHO.

]]> By: ChrisJF http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-420 ChrisJF Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:50:20 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-420 What about sharing on multiple services at the same time? I.e. you want to post to Twitter and Facebook? Also, I thought of one use case that I think would be helpful (for me at least). The user finds a map of bus routes but needs to go right now to catch the bus. They right click, select share. Then they select share with my phone. Then, using Firefox Sync, the tab is opened up on their phone. Great mockups. Love the direction! What about sharing on multiple services at the same time? I.e. you want to post to Twitter and Facebook?

Also, I thought of one use case that I think would be helpful (for me at least). The user finds a map of bus routes but needs to go right now to catch the bus. They right click, select share. Then they select share with my phone. Then, using Firefox Sync, the tab is opened up on their phone.

Great mockups. Love the direction!

]]> By: skierpage http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-419 skierpage Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:53:43 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-419 Fennec 2.0 will "Support easy sharing of certain objects (links, pages, bookmarks, etc.) with social networks and contacts"! https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Projects/Sharing Fennec 2.0 will “Support easy sharing of certain objects (links, pages, bookmarks, etc.) with social networks and contacts”! https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Projects/Sharing

]]> By: Mook http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Mook Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:01:53 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-417 This sounds like the sort of thing that would be awesome in an extension - makes it easier to update in the field, since having the ability to support a mixture of ever-changing social websites can be hard to match to release cycles. Might want to consider shipping it by default, TestPilot-for-Firefox-4-beta style. It would probably be useful to look at what Flock did, of course; you probably have done that already. This sounds like the sort of thing that would be awesome in an extension – makes it easier to update in the field, since having the ability to support a mixture of ever-changing social websites can be hard to match to release cycles. Might want to consider shipping it by default, TestPilot-for-Firefox-4-beta style.

It would probably be useful to look at what Flock did, of course; you probably have done that already.

]]> By: Felix Pleșoianu http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Felix Pleșoianu Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:46:34 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-410 That would be nice... except that 1) I don't allow my browser to save ANY passwords and 2) I don't use the vast majority of social networks. Why should my browser be bloated with support for Facebook and Twitter, which I'll never use? Not to mention these private services might simply go away tomorrow. No, supporting social networks is the job of plugins. Sorry. That would be nice… except that 1) I don’t allow my browser to save ANY passwords and 2) I don’t use the vast majority of social networks. Why should my browser be bloated with support for Facebook and Twitter, which I’ll never use? Not to mention these private services might simply go away tomorrow.

No, supporting social networks is the job of plugins. Sorry.

]]> By: John Wayne http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-405 John Wayne Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:40:28 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-405 @skierpage I think you make a valid point about using shortened links. I guess that I use them so much that I didn’t think about how there might not be a need for them. Thanks for the comment and sorry for the bad example. @skierpage I think you make a valid point about using shortened links. I guess that I use them so much that I didn’t think about how there might not be a need for them. Thanks for the comment and sorry for the bad example.

]]> By: skierpage http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/08/12/sharing-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-403 skierpage Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:30:17 +0000 http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/?p=195#comment-403 The Firebird/Thunderbird Contacts extension has a nice config page where you enable and disable connections to various social sites. I hope this feature can reuse that style of UI and maybe its code. Your example image link is more bit.ly garbage. I hope the feature won't "help" by fabricating a shortened link. Facebook updates don't need bit.ly crap and most links fit just fine in Twitter. It's confusing and hostile to present a link to someone that obfuscates where it goes, and filling communications with transient links that stop working is the biggest step backwards since Tim Berners-Lee invented the web. The Firebird/Thunderbird Contacts extension has a nice config page where you enable and disable connections to various social sites. I hope this feature can reuse that style of UI and maybe its code.

Your example image link is more bit.ly garbage. I hope the feature won’t “help” by fabricating a shortened link. Facebook updates don’t need bit.ly crap and most links fit just fine in Twitter. It’s confusing and hostile to present a link to someone that obfuscates where it goes, and filling communications with transient links that stop working is the biggest step backwards since Tim Berners-Lee invented the web.

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