DANCIN' ON THE GRAVE OF ALL THINGS ORIGINAL.
These buttons will vanish. The previous wave of buttons for Delicious and Digg and Co. vanished, Facebook and Twitter and G+ might vanish or they might survive, but the buttons will vanish for sure. Or do you seriously think that in ten years we will still have those buttons on every page? No, right? Why, because you already know as a user that they’re not that great. So why not get rid of them now? Because “they’re not doing any harm”? Are you sure?
Keep moving, gather no moss.
I’d recommend reading this. Also, Firefox + Adblock Plus + NoScript + Flashblock + Ghostery + Better Privacy + Image...
Two days ago Oliver Reichenstein posted an essay on why “social buttons” were not just unnecessary but outright harmful...
Wise words here
Some interesting thoughts (to be completely honest it was a bit TL:DR)...if I’m on a site...
Keep moving, gather no moss.
#truth
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