Sharingbuttons.io
Dev tools
embeddable web widget
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
17 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 11 critical, out of 42 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Idea: 6 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast loading and no tracking
From 3 comments
That's the point...these ones don't.
justusthane on HNNice work - I just put them onto ind.ie' list of Stopgaps - https://forum.ind.ie/t/a-nice-project-for-no-tracking-share-buttons-sharingbuttons-io/1286. A while ago I made a Share…
brianschildt on HNThis is perfect. I wish I had known about this last week. I was volunteering for an event that my work place sponsored -- It was a "girls who code" thing, and I was helping them…
_RPM on HN
Embedded SVG icons and clean look
From 2 comments
Oh WOW, actually embedding the icons as plain SVG. Color me impressed.
nathan_f77 on HNThis is an amazing idea, and I will be implementing this today. Great job. I haven't seen any rendering problems across browsers either. The only change I would make is to remove…
xpose2000 on HN
Small utility projects are refreshing on HN
From 1 comment
This is fantastic, thanks for sharing it! On another note, I'm a huge fan of small utilities like this. Sometimes cruising HN it's easy to get it in my head that a project isn't…
jamesroseman on HN
Objections
Does not work without JavaScript
From 2 comments
Just FYI: Your website needs a "doesn't work without JS" message, since right now it looks pretty lol with JS off.
Mithaldu on HNFunny how a website specialising in no JavaScript doesn't work without JavaScript.
timlyo on HN
Sharing buttons are a nuisance and enable tracking
From 2 comments
I always copy/paste the URL when I want to share a website. That's what the URL is meant for. Heck, it's easier to copy the URL (using the keyboard) than it is to use the mouse…
haasn on HNI would love it if I could just opt out of sharing buttons altogether (without resorting to browser extensions).
spiderfarmer on HN
Mailto links open a blank window
From 1 comment
why does mailto: open in a new window?
abluecloud on HN
Requests
Add Hacker News sharing button
From 1 comment
Nice! Would be awesome if you could add Hacker News :)
michaelmior on HN
WordPress plugin
From 1 comment
can someone make this a WP plugin? huge adoption potential -;)
artur_makly on HN
Jekyll plugin
From 1 comment
This is cool–it should be a Jekyll plugin
callmeed on HN
Show share counts
From 1 comment
It's nice, but people love to see the number of current likes. For one of my customers, I created a Facebook like area [0](visible on the bottom of the site) that shows the…
NKCSS on HN
Non-JavaScript variant
From 1 comment
It would be nice to have a variant of the site that didn't have javascript or analytics.... like the buttons ;)
mobiuscog on HN
Questions
Do sharing buttons actually increase sharing?
From 1 comment
Does anyone know if there's any data on how freauently people use sharing buttons? Do sharing buttons actually significantly increase sharing? I don't remember ever clicking on a…
rayalez on HN
Why are short links needed for sharing?
From 1 comment
Why do you still need shortened links? For text messages, aesthetics, or ease of analog communication? Twitter, previously the main use case, no longer counts link length in…
mintplant on HN
Alternatives named
Shariff
From 1 comment
People who like this also might like shariff, privacy enabled social media buttons by the german tech publisher heise: https://github.com/heiseonline/shariff,…
onli on HN
Open Share
From 1 comment
Another great option is Open Share: http://openshare.social
ads1018 on HN
Share Buttons WP plugin
From 1 comment
Nice work - I just put them onto ind.ie' list of Stopgaps - https://forum.ind.ie/t/a-nice-project-for-no-tracking-share-buttons-sharingbuttons-io/1286. A while ago I made a Share…
brianschildt on HN
AddThis
From 1 comment
Haha, I was actually under the impression that you made this in response to AddThis [1]. They basically do "sharing links as a service", plus analytics. It's not such a bad idea,…
nathan_f77 on HN