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Web Goes The Telephone Way: A Switchboard Comes Alive
Thursday, September 24th, 2009Switchboard: An apparatus (as in a telephone exchange) consisting of a panel on which are mounted electric switches so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected, combined, and controlled.
Now consider such a proposition on the web. A single place from where any site can be connected to millions of other sites. A coup de maître by Clearspring has resulted the realization of a dream enhancement to AddThis, the most widely used content sharing and bookmarking service on the Web. Technically speaking, two components have been added to AddThis, namely Service Directory and Smart Menu Technology.
The Service Directory allows 3rd parties to help Addthis users avail their services. There’s also a newly released language feature. Submissions to these features can be done through a form given at the site.
Smart Menu Technology helps customize the AddThis menu based on user preferences. This personalization is based on user sharing habits as well as the browser language. In simple words, this technical stuff can be explained as below:
From a meagre 54 destinations, AddThis now supports more than 150 sharing destinations. You name it, they got it on their list. If not, don’t worry as there is an option to submit your favourite service to the list. In short, you will never have to look for another sharing apparatus on the web.
You must be wondering what’s the use of having these many destinations in the list if you can’t find yours easily. That’s where AddThis slam dunks. The Sharing list personalises the list such that the destinations you often share stay above for easy access. Now how would that feel, having a favourite list on AddThis Menu. That’s just the starting of what AddThis has to offer.
The next on the offer list is language. Think, a world famous sharing tool is being delivered with you. Its menu is being shown using your favourite language. How often do you come across such a personalization? At AddThis, you get the ‘homie’ effect. Based on your locale, you get to see the AddThis menu getting ‘desi’.
These are the enhancements that AddThis, the sister concern of Clearspring, has for you now. Can’t wait to share with your friends? Check it out at AddThis. What are you waiting for now?
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