daveglanz
Susan The site I write for, like almost every news site from the NYT on down includes a twitter button for sharing.
I'd like to see a mastodon button that anyone can put on their websites to replace the twitter button that is readily available
Paul Cowling@SusanKraemer
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Tusky was a share option on my phone :)
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Tusky was a share option on my phone :)
πͺπΊ Paul Schoonhoven ππ@Picowlo any app makes it possible to share easily.
(for me the only reason to have an app, as the browser works fine... even better as you can use more tabs)
@SusanKraemer
(for me the only reason to have an app, as the browser works fine... even better as you can use more tabs)
@SusanKraemer
gavinisdie 
@Picowlo @SusanKraemer is that the name of the "mascot" of the platform? If so, that's pretty cute
MatΓΎew Bowles@gavinisdie Nah, Tusky is the main Android app, the default "mastodon" app is limited and designed to allow others to improve upon it
Old Man Mike@matgb @gavinisdie tusky is a bit close to musky for me. And don is too close to trump. MAS might be good, as means MORE in Spanish but idk just enjoying the fascist free zone of mastodon rn
Josh Soref@gavinisdie @Picowlo @SusanKraemer I think this is the normal link for Tusky (I'm usually using Tusky test, which you can probably see in the post metadata): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keylesspalace.tusky
@gavinisdie @Picowlo @SusanKraemer if you're curious about the development side: https://github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky
Laffy@SusanKraemer On my first day here, I tooted the same thing. I begged for news sites to add a Mastodon share button. Now, we have to manually copy/paste every story we want to share.
Dan Wentzel π³οΈβπ@GottaLaff @SusanKraemer If enough of us contact them directly and request it perhaps they will start.
Nathalie Tasler@drntasler @danwentzel @GottaLaff
I have been working with the tech witch who does our site, and making progress...
@GottaLaff @SusanKraemer If you're on mobile, installing an app should give you a share option that might not be obvious
If on a PC/laptop, then setting up a bookmarklet should be relatively straightforward, but it's 10+ yrs since I did one of them and I'm very rusty, I'll have a look into it next few days
Scratch that, someone's done one, seems to work
Mastodon Toot Bookmarklet https://rknightuk.github.io/mastodon-toot-bookmarklet/
AdaZell
Gabriele Pollara@matgb @GottaLaff @SusanKraemer you're right. If you make whatever #Mastodon server you use as a standalone app / PWA, then it becomes a Windows share option for any website. Works v well.
Agree though, a share button is even easier / click-and-go for those that don't like to set things up.
@matgb I didnβt understand how to do that. @SusanKraemer
@GottaLaff what web browser do you use?
For Firefox, given you're on this instance, click and hold your mouse on the toot button, and drag it up to your bookmarks. Chrome and Edge might be different but I think it's the same approach
@matgb Safari
@GottaLaff ah, have never used it, sorry
Does it have a bookmark toolbar and/or can you put bookmarks near the address bar. If so, drag thing there
Otherwise try dragging it over wherever bookmarks (or favourites?) Are accessed. Otherwise find a friendly Mac user I guess, it must be possible but β¦
@matgb But how does that give me a way to share without the effort, essentially, of copy/pasting links onto a Toot? Maybe Iβm not understanding.
@GottaLaff when you have the bookmarklet set up, on any page you want to share you just click it, see what happens
You can even highlight text from article and it'll include that in compose, so it's better than most share buttons
@matgb Oh I understand now, but doβt know how to do that on Safari.
Jason Stiles@matgb @GottaLaff @SusanKraemer there are any number of ways to accomplish sharing an article, but nothing promotes the legitimacy of the platform to the masses like a button on the article next to all the other existing buttons. Itβs like the content endorsing the platform as a place to share it. It is the next step for mass adoption of Mastadon.
@stiles @SusanKraemer Oh agree completely, but that'll come with time, Twitter share buttons didn't become ubiquitous for years βthe multiple instance thing creates an extra hurdle on top of corporate caution tho
It's why teaching users their own native share options is better for us as they tend to work more reliably
Edge 
@SusanKraemer @GottaLaff I am on an app. I have the usual share button (square with an arrow) which I use successfully and people not on mastodon can read it
@SusanKraemer @GottaLaff Metatext. Button is there.
@Edgeoforever Not on websites. If you add the app to a device, yes, but not always possible. Sometimes iPad doesnβt let me add text to the headlines. @SusanKraemer
@GottaLaff @SusanKraemer wait, I am right now using it on a browser, Firefox. Each post has a little icon β<β which is the sharing button.
@Edgeoforever There are buttons for Twitter and Facebook, mail, but not for Mastodon. @SusanKraemer
RD Hall@GottaLaff @SusanKraemer same for Tribel.
@rigeldyesshall I deleted my Tribel account. Same reasons as Post (where I still have an account): Awkward to use, donβt like the format. @SusanKraemer
Michael Fenichel... and it won't pop up a preview.
Definitely, as a social scientist studying "online experience" for decades now, I see many areas where "normal" comfort zones (quote-tweets, seeing immediately if you're followed/following, ease of following threads & sub-threads, etc.) do not exist 'here'. Nor do endless ads.
I understand the original thinking, but that was before millions of users from all walks, w/ diverse goals, arrived.
But still: comfy & #MuskVirus free. π
Erik Nordman@SusanKraemer
Would be great to see @TheConversationUS add a Mastodon button to their web articles. I appreciate them being on Mastodon already.
Would be great to see @TheConversationUS add a Mastodon button to their web articles. I appreciate them being on Mastodon already.
The Conversation U.S.@eriknordman @SusanKraemer I donβt think this is technically feasible - a Twitter button works because you always share the link to that site. But how would a Mastodon share button determine which instance in the fediverse you are on and posting from?
And thanks for your welcome
And thanks for your welcome
costrike@TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer Create an opt-in central registry that's only used for this purpose?
Dianne HackbornI filed a feature request that might help with this kind of stuff: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/22245
@hackbod @TheConversationUS πππ
@TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer
For instance: mhttps://aly-ve.github.io/Mastodon-share-button/
It ask you to enter your instance on first use.
Steve Yelvington
Sven Shipton@TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer
@gwagner has a really fantastic example of it working here: https://fediscience.org/@gwagner/109497265931746328
Gernot Wagner (@[email protected])
@[email protected] Consider me surprised not more sites have it. Didn't take much to add it on my own, e.g. https://gwagner.com/sec
django@svn @eriknordman @gwagner @TheConversationUS @SusanKraemer yes we used https://aly-ve.github.io/Mastodon-share-button/ itβs very straightforward to implement!
@SusanKraemer @django @eriknordman @gwagner @svn @dkiesow Thanks for the info. I will suggest it to our small and very much overworked development team
@TheConversationUS @django @eriknordman @gwagner @svn @dkiesow
I just experimented with the sharing buttons on our site and see that if you code it like the reddit button - that would be appropriate for here as it sends you to reddit to choose which reddit "instance" you want to post to.
Scot Close@TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer It seems like that would be true for email links as well, so there must be a way.
Virtue signal ππππΊπΈ πΊπ¦Email is a standard protocol so addresses prefixed with 'mailto:' are handled by browsers and most other apps in a special way β they hand the link to your device's designated email app.
βοΈΞΟakakiΟπ@TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer
From the client end, there's a chrome browser extension that serves as a rudimentary share button for Mastodon. You only have to enter your instance once, during set-up. I usually use this, but polish the toot before committing. Doesn't help for the writer/developer, though.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mastodon-share-button/ancdcflaadlnnglelgjhhldpnihkdgim
Barb Lee@drakakis @TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer @BakerRL75
I installed this extension on Chrome on my PC. Works like a champ after initial set-up to set your instance. Had to edit first repost a couple of times to make it reader friendly, but what a time saver! Looking for ways to share from my phone now..
@blogan52 @TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer @BakerRL75
It works on Brave, as well, and I assume it should work on all chrome-based browsers. Plan to test it on Vivaldi (new) which has Mastodon built in.
@TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer
This is one usability and #engagement aspect that @Gargron and other fedi devs have not dealt with.
@TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer @Gargron
What if press associations and instances like journa.host agreed on their own link-handling domain and used that?
Les Jours@TheConversationUS @eriknordman @SusanKraemer Hello, we ask for user's instance and put it in a cookie https://github.com/lesjoursfr/mastodon-share-button
Jochie π¨π»βπ»π³οΈβπ@SusanKraemer @eriknordman @TheConversationUS the same button on the same website could store it in local storage in the browser. A button across multiple sites would need to be embedded with an iframe and centrally hosted, to avoid browser restrictions of that sort. Iβve seen similar discussions on that topic, and the limitations, clearly others want the same thing, and see the obstacles to conquer.
Frank Cote@SusanKraemer Great idea! Plus get EVERYONE to pull the twitter link! That would kill him.
Maryann π»@SusanKraemer yes, agree
Nurse Kelley@SusanKraemer WaPo links have a NewsieSocial button.
Glenda Smith
kaffando@[email protected] π π π π
VAWeisman@SusanKraemer YES! YES! YES!!