I’m a sharer.
That’s why I’ve got a few thousand followers on Twitter, why I blog, why I save links to del.icio.us, post videos to YouTube, and so on …
So I need social sharing features when I surf … and I just got an iPad. Most social sharing is done through Javascript “bookmarklets.” They sit on your browser, and when clicked, take action: sharing, saving, or doing something else with the active webpage:
Mobile Safari lacks this, at least so far as I’ve seen:
You can add a bookmark, add a web page to the home screen, or mail a link (how 1990s!) … but I can’t yet find how to share it on Twitter, ideally with the Bit.ly URL shortening engine.
I’m not sure yet if they can be added, or if I’m going to have to move to Opera, or if Apple will update Safari.
All I can say is: there has be a better way than:
- Tapping and holding
- Selecting “select all”
- Selecting “copy:
- Switching to a new browser tab with Twitter active
- Tapping and holding
- Selecting “paste”
- Writing a blurb about the link
If and when I find a solution, I’ll update this post.