by Michelle Lentz
Here in Cincinnati we’ve still got at least one start-up that’s going full-steam ahead, with multiple offices and new features. It’s rather encouraging, to tell you the truth. Today, ShareThis announced the beta launch of a new widget. (When did widget come to mean more than a vague example in business class? I digress.)
You can find a live version of the new widget on sites such as FoxNews.com, AccessHollywood.com, SparkPeople.com (also Cincinnati, by the way), and Boston.com, and it will be rolled out to everyone else who uses it – over 80,000 sites – in the next few weeks.
So, what’s new? Well, the new widget features the following:
- The abillity to share to their Sharebox (located on the ShareThis site) directly through the widget.
- Access to a contact manager, with (of course) the ability to import from all the big webmail sites. The widget also remembers the last three email addresses to which you shared, making sharing faster.
- The widget is prettier now, and easier to use. Tabs are completely gone and a more ribbon-y effect is used. I saw this demo’d back in the fall, and it really is a great improvement.
According to Tim Schigel, CEO, “More than ever before, people are relying on their personal networks to exchange information that is of interest to them and this new widget will help shape the next generation of sharing.”
The launch of the new widget follows the recent unveiling of ShareThis’s revamped web site that includes extensive instructional content on how to optimize ShareThis, whether you’re a publisher or a user.
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