Social Bookmarks - I have seen many sites with social networking bookmarks, like digg.com and del.icio.us etc... (including this forum). I have three

gennaro · 10th April 2009, 12:57 AM

I have seen many sites with social networking bookmarks, like digg.com and del.icio.us etc... (including this forum). I have three questions:

Do I have to register my site with those organizations before I can use their icons?
My site has about 80 pages, all written in HTML. Is there any fast way of placing those icons/links?
Please can you publish a list of recommended sites in your resources section?

Thank you in advance.

gennaro · 17th April 2009, 02:13 AM

I am sorry to bother you all again, but feel my post above just was somehow forgotten.

I really would like an answer to my questions.

Jack Franklin · 18th April 2009, 12:31 PM

Hey gennaro,

You do not need to register with those sites to use the icons. You can download them and use them for free. INtegrating them is a bit more tricky. If you look below this post and below yours, you will see some small icons which are to the most popular social bookmark sites (digg, delicious, etc). When you click on that it will take you to a page asking to add the details of the site in so it can be added to the database on that particular site.

I'll write up a short tutorial on how to do so.

gennaro · 21st April 2009, 07:46 AM

Salve Jack!

Thank you for your reply.
I understand the icons and I understand the links.

I also looked at the code on this page to see how you call the sites. For example:

HTML Code:

<a rel="nofollow" href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwebprocafe.com%2Fseo-search-engine-optimisation-and-search%2F561-social-bookmarks.html&amp;title=Social+Bookmarks" target="_blank">Digg this Thread!</a>

or

HTML Code:

<a rel="nofollow" href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwebprocafe.com%2Fseo-search-engine-optimisation-and-search%2F561-social-bookmarks.html&amp;title=Social+Bookmarks" target="_blank">Add Thread to del.icio.us</a>

You will note that in digg.com and in del.icio.us what comes after the address is different. in one case; submit?phase=2&url=.... and in the other; /post?url=....
QUESTION: How do I know what to put and where?
I have 80 pages to do. Is there any quick way I can add the page address to the link automatically or is there some program that can generate the right code?

I hope I made myself clearer than before.

WelshStew · 21st April 2009, 08:08 AM

Genarro, that would all depend on how your site is generated.

Is it a flat site, i.e. html documents and you update each one individually, or do you use a content management system, such as wordpress?

shalom_m · 22nd April 2009, 02:31 PM

Genarro, non tutto è perduto!

There are a number of free sites/programs that generate the code for you. All you need to do is cut and paste.

Here are some of them and in no particular order.

Free Tag Generator & Social Bookmark Creator - Technorati, Del.icio.us, Digg, Furl, Spurl, Blinklist, Reddit, and more. From Evil Genius Marketing.

Keotag Social Bookmark Links Generator - BlinkList Digg Del.icio.us Yahoo! Furl RawSugar Shadows Netvouz

Social bookmarking tool for bloggers

Social bookmarking link generator

TopRank Social Bookmarking Tool - Social Bookmarks for Your Blog

brook1987 · 29th June 2009, 06:54 AM

I just use www.addthis.com

spinal007 · 7th July 2009, 12:16 AM

I have to agree with brook1987 (above). I also use addthis.com

The benefits being:
- only 1 bit of code to install
- only 1 bit of code to maintain
- additional features (send to friend, browser bookmark, etc)

hally0301 · 14th July 2009, 12:39 AM

I use Tell-a-friend at Tell-a-Friend: Word of Mouth Marketing made simple

If you have a blog you can set it so that it is added automatically at the bottom of each post.

If you have HTML pages you would have to add it to each page.

Deff · 5th October 2009, 07:07 AM

There is tones of different social bookmarks, you can try to find them by using Google search

10th April 2009, 12:57 AM	#1
gennaro Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Napoli, Italy Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Social Bookmarks I have seen many sites with social networking bookmarks, like digg.com and del.icio.us etc... (including this forum). I have three questions: Do I have to register my site with those organizations before I can use their icons? My site has about 80 pages, all written in HTML. Is there any fast way of placing those icons/links? Please can you publish a list of recommended sites in your resources section? Thank you in advance.

18th April 2009, 12:31 PM	#3
Jack Franklin Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 431 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Expertise: Web Development Experience: Quite Good	Hey gennaro, You do not need to register with those sites to use the icons. You can download them and use them for free. INtegrating them is a bit more tricky. If you look below this post and below yours, you will see some small icons which are to the most popular social bookmark sites (digg, delicious, etc). When you click on that it will take you to a page asking to add the details of the site in so it can be added to the database on that particular site. I'll write up a short tutorial on how to do so. __________________ Site: jackfranklin.co.uk Blog: ispeakwebstuff.co.uk Project: learnitscreencasts.co.uk I'm available for 1 to 1 lessons on HTML/CSS/PHP/Javascript/jQuery/Photoshop/Fireworks so please PM Me!

21st April 2009, 07:46 AM	#4
gennaro Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Napoli, Italy Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Salve Jack! Thank you for your reply. I understand the icons and I understand the links. I also looked at the code on this page to see how you call the sites. For example: HTML Code: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwebprocafe.com%2Fseo-search-engine-optimisation-and-search%2F561-social-bookmarks.html&title=Social+Bookmarks" target="_blank">Digg this Thread!</a> or HTML Code: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwebprocafe.com%2Fseo-search-engine-optimisation-and-search%2F561-social-bookmarks.html&title=Social+Bookmarks" target="_blank">Add Thread to del.icio.us</a> You will note that in digg.com and in del.icio.us what comes after the address is different. in one case; submit?phase=2&url=.... and in the other; /post?url=.... QUESTION: How do I know what to put and where? I have 80 pages to do. Is there any quick way I can add the page address to the link automatically or is there some program that can generate the right code? I hope I made myself clearer than before.

21st April 2009, 08:08 AM	#5
WelshStew Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,844 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 13 Thanked 36 Times in 34 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Professional	Genarro, that would all depend on how your site is generated. Is it a flat site, i.e. html documents and you update each one individually, or do you use a content management system, such as wordpress? __________________ WelshStew follow me on twitter here \| WelshStew - Web Design & Web Development \| Motorhome hire uk

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17th April 2009, 02:13 AM	#2
gennaro Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Napoli, Italy Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am sorry to bother you all again, but feel my post above just was somehow forgotten. I really would like an answer to my questions.

22nd April 2009, 02:31 PM	#6
shalom_m Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Or-Yehuda, Israel Posts: 428 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Quite Good	Genarro, non tutto è perduto! There are a number of free sites/programs that generate the code for you. All you need to do is cut and paste. Here are some of them and in no particular order. Free Tag Generator & Social Bookmark Creator - Technorati, Del.icio.us, Digg, Furl, Spurl, Blinklist, Reddit, and more. From Evil Genius Marketing. Keotag Social Bookmark Links Generator - BlinkList Digg Del.icio.us Yahoo! Furl RawSugar Shadows Netvouz Social bookmarking tool for bloggers Social bookmarking link generator TopRank Social Bookmarking Tool - Social Bookmarks for Your Blog

29th June 2009, 06:54 AM	#7
brook1987 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: Total Beginner Experience: Basic / None	I just use www.addthis.com

7th July 2009, 12:16 AM	#8
spinal007 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Expertise: Web Development Experience: Professional	I have to agree with brook1987 (above). I also use addthis.com The benefits being: - only 1 bit of code to install - only 1 bit of code to maintain - additional features (send to friend, browser bookmark, etc)

14th July 2009, 12:39 AM	#9
hally0301 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 45 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Intermediate	I use Tell-a-friend at Tell-a-Friend: Word of Mouth Marketing made simple If you have a blog you can set it so that it is added automatically at the bottom of each post. If you have HTML pages you would have to add it to each page.

5th October 2009, 07:07 AM	#10
Deff Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: Web Development Experience: Basic / None	There is tones of different social bookmarks, you can try to find them by using Google search