Bookmarklets are known for making difficult tasks easier, and this new Google+ bookmarklet is no exception. One of the problems with Google+ is sharing content with the service. There are some Chrome extensions, but no universal way to share things you find with one click.
ReadWriteWeb has alerted us to the fact that developer AJ Batac has made a super simple Google+ sharing bookmarklet that you can use with any browser. Simply drag the bookmarklet up to the toolbar of your browser and you’re set to share.
One of the best things about Google+ in my opinion, is that you can’t auto post things into your stream from Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and other services. When Friendfeed allowed you to do that, your stream would become full of redundant links and information from the same person. Bookmarklets and extensions are still a manual step, but an easier one than copying and pasting into Google+.
It will be interesting to see how developers build outside apps and features for Google+, and how many of them get adopted as future official features.
A similar Chrome extension is also available to do the same task but in a much quicker way. It uses the code from this bookmarklet. Check here: http://webtrickz.com/quickly-share-any-webpage-to-your-google-stream-chrome-extension-bookmarklet/
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LikeNice, but not new. The article is in Dutch, but from August, 12 and describes how to do something simular: http://ictoblog.nl/2011/08/12/google-javascriptlet-voeg-elke-pagina-toe-als-google-update
There is a difference in the code used. The javascriptlet TNW links to adds a +1 to every link that you share this way, while the javascriptlet in the Dutch article (the one behind the "Toevoegen aan G+" link) doesn't do that, it allows you to just share the link without a +1.
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LikeThe standard +1 button that is used on many sites now gives the option of posting on the Stream. I just recently learned this but after you +1 something, a menu appears allowing to share on the stream directly. This makes the Bookmarklet a bit useless.
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LikeShawn Sepehripour seconded :)
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LikeYou said "many sites". What about for other sites that don't have it? Then the bookmarklet is useful, yes?
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