Thursday, September 24, 2009

Google Sidewiki -- At a Glance

Ever desired to feature another people’s observations -- or modify deal your possess -- when you’re browsing the Web? Google Toolbar’s new Sidewiki feature, which currently entireness in Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, lets you feature and place comments on virtually some Web page. Here’s a hurried run-through of how it works.

First, download the Google Toolbar with Sidewiki. Installation takes exclusive a few minutes.

Once putting in place is complete, uphold your browser. The Sidewiki button will materialize in the Google Toolbar.

To wager Sidewiki in action, go to a favorite material place much as CNN.com. Select a story, and then utter the Sidewiki button. If another Sidewiki users have already commented on the story, you’ll wager an itemize of entries in a right-side column, or sidebar.

Have a magnificent attending or added aggregation to share? Click “Write an entry” at the lowermost of the sidebar.

To separate discover spam, off-topic remarks, and the all-too-common unlettered rants that smite comments sections of some sites, Sidewiki uses a “quality algorithm” in constituent to individualist ratings to watch the visit of entries that materialize in the sidebar. You can ballot on the quality of individualist posts.

You can deal a Sidewiki interpret via Facebook, Twitter, email, or Web link.

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