FAQ
What is the Web 2.0 Toolbar?
It’s a small plugin of add-on for your browser that “hyperaggregates” all of the most popular content from the web 2.0 sphere in one spot…your browser. The best Social Search, Social Bookmarking, Social Pics, Social Video, Web 2.0 Jobs, Web 2.0 Blogs and Social News websites – all one click away.
What is a Hyperaggregator and NEWS Alert?
Hyperaggregator’s combine the top, most talked, most popular or basically the best headlines from around the web an combine them into one easy to read format. The Web 2.0 Toolbar’s NEWS Alert feature is an example of this that takes the best from the Web 2.0 world and presents it to you in a format that can be read in less than a minute.
It is simply the easiest and quickest way to keep on top of the best news, content, video and jobs on the web today!
What Sites are Included?
There are 6 aggregation menus on the toolbar including NEWS (Tailrank, Techmeme, Megite, TechCrunch, Read/Write Web and more), LINKS (Del.icio.us, Reddit, Stumbleupon, etc.) VIDS (YouTube, Metacafe, Gotuit, etc.), PICS (Flickr, Webshot, SmugMug, etc.), JOBS (GigaJobs, CrunchBoard, Krop, etc.) and PRESS (PR Newswire, PR Web, etc.). I will post a complete list soon.
Does it Work With IE, FireFox & Flock?
Yes – for FireFox & IE…It does not work with Flock (working on it…love Flock) and I have not tried it on other browsers. Check back ofter to see the updates.
How do I “SUBMIT IT” to My Digg, Del.Icio.us or other social linking site?
When you are on a page you like, just click the “SUBMIT” button on the toolbar and select the link site you have an account for…you need your own account on each site to use this. I have also inlcuded the “Onlywire” link that will allow you to post to multiple (30+) sites at one time.
Where do I get it?
Right here, Right now (Baby). The Web 2.0 toolbar is a free add-on for FireFox and Internet Explorer.
Comments»
great!
Can you add youpickthenews.com to the bar?
http://www.youpickthenews.com
It has RSS & user submission
Are “Social Bookmarking, Pictures, Videos” web2.0 ?
Can you add rsstalker.com to the bar?
http://www.rsstalker.com
It is a web 2.0 site that uses RSS Feeds to track amazon.com price changes. Thanks!
AWESOME guys/gals ! I could not keep up with the next new digg, furl, video etc and now i its all in one place. makes my browsing life easier ! keep it up ! I have also blogged about the toolbar.
I agree with the last comment – the number of bookmark sites alone is ridiculous, let alone everything else. Good work. Any spin-offs/ niche projects planned? For example, I just found http://www.jobsearchtoolbar.com – but that caters to the more mainstream job searches. It would be great to have something that focused specifically on that… regardless, you are ahead of your time.
If you are in NY or can be here on Dec. 6, we’d like to have you demo this at the Web 2.0 Search iBreakfast.
Wow – thank you for all of your feedback on the toolbar! I’ve been working on a way to incorporate a job function and may have something soon.
Josh, I’ll contact you about the event but I may be on a press tour for another project at that time. Looks like a great event.
Is it possible to ad http://www.yurls.net to the toolbar?
I’ll check it out…
Can you add feedthebull.com to the toolbar? It is a stock and business news site.
i have ie 7 will firefox work with ie 7if i download firefox can i use both
Yes – I have it installed on one machine with FF and IE6 and another with IE7 and FF.
Can U Hide the Toolbar once U’ve installed it?
I’m assuming U can in Firefox*
Cheers Dave! Billy
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Peace*
Billy,
Yes – on both FF and IE, you just need to uncheck it from “toolbars” from “View” menu on your browser.
I am ready… really… but can I be sure this is easy to completely uninstall? (we have all ben soooooo burned – nothing personal)
I completly understand, the toolbar uninstalls from FF very easily (disable / install it from your add on list) and from IE just as easily from your PC’s control panel (assuming your are on a PC ofcourse).
Let me know how it goes.
I’ll check it out but I tested with IE7 works fine