Techmeme’s new button goes the Open Share route
Four years on, and Techmeme remains one of the first sites I hit each morning to get a sense for what’s happening in the tech world. Aside from having an uncanny knack (or, I suppose, a rather effective algorithm) for surfacing the hot conversations of the moment, and highlighting the posts or articles at the epicenter of them, Gabe Rivera’s invention also nicely aggregates the related online discussion, commentary, and criticism.
Even better, you could permalink directly to that entire conversation, which was especially useful given the speed at which the headlines and conversations changed. What it lacked what that seemingly ubiquitous “share this” functionality, to instantly tweet or Facebook share the conversation with your friends, coworkers, or general Twitter followers. It’s nice to see that has changed at long last.
But what I really learned today was the difference between the “Share This” button you see everywhere and the “Open Share” button Gabe implemented on Techmeme.
I always knew the standard green “share this” button was tied to a specific company, but given its ubiquity – kind of like the Kleenex for Web sharing – the thought that it was copyrighted and restricted never really sunk in. So it’s nice to learn about the Open Share icon, and it’s even better to see Techmeme using it.
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