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Dan Ketterick — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:18:03 GMT

I use delicious bookmarklets constantly

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Jeff Croft, Seattle, WA — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:20:47 GMT

In a word: no.

Why? First, they just always feel tacky and unprofessional to me. But, beyond that, if I use social booking sites (and I do), then I KNOW how to post something to it. I don't need the site owner's help or reminder. If I want to bookmark you, I will. now leave me alone. :)

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MERLIN, Duvall, Wa. — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:51:17 GMT

In another word, and to echo Jeff ~ NO!

I've wondered a few times what all those little icons were all about..(bookmarklets? what are they for?)... I just don't care beyond a little curiosity, and you know what that did to the Cat!

When I open a page, anything other than the story I came there to read, is ignored. I don't click on anything.. No Ads, No bookmarklets, nothing.

I just hope it costs somebody something to smear that crap all over my E-newspaper and that everyone else ignores thwm also. Maybe if it costs them enough, with NO return, they'll QUIT!

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mdmd, minnesota — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:14:32 GMT

I use "favorites" often. Thanks for that. Otherwise, I agree with Jeff from Seattle.

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Spacegold — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:40:31 GMT

Social networking is one of the most dangerous concepts on the internet for innocent users. It is fertile farmland for both psychopathic predators and identity thieves. It is also a potential gateway for all manner of hacker mischief and viral infection. I would never use it for any purpose. I never visit any general social networking site, and would certainly never post any personal information there.

Therefore the usefulness of the icons is zero to me. They represent only a minor confusion when I am surfing a site. A slight negative without which I could do well, but not a major irritation.

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William, Seattle — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:38:02 GMT

Those things are useful for stories that don't get a whole lot of media attention. Being MSNBC, it's fair to say that what you're running is by definition, getting mainstream coverage. Please leave that system open for smaller sites who don't have the traffic and notoriety of a cable news network so the stories you can't or WON'T cover might still get some attention.

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Rob Levittown, NY — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:00:32 GMT

I used to use Digg, for example, but then it was taken over by a bunch of apple fanboys (around the time of the iPhoney launch), and also Ron Paul (at the time) seemed to 'own' that site (reading there, you'd get the impression he was *the* candidate, sure he might be able to get more votes than giuliani, but come on), the combination kind of drove me away from the whole idea of social bookmarking sites. Also, I had seen a number of stories where I saw some 'incredible breaking news with many diggs' on digg, only to find out (after I embarrassed myself by sharing the news with others) that it was either (1) years old, or (2) completely made-up, and in some cases (3) Completely inaccurate.

I'd say, stay away from the social bookmarkig sites _unless_ you really are hoping to drive a lot of traffic to your site. Note, however, I think CBSNews has (or had in the past) 'digg this' links and I don't think many or any CBSNews stories ever made it to the front page unless someone else blogged on it indirectly and linked to the story through their blog.

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Jim, Long Island, NY — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:18:59 GMT

The new MSNBC pages already take too much time to load. Please don't make it any worse.

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Dan Jarratt, Reutlingen, Germany — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:52:10 GMT

Multiple links with colorful sharing site logos creates visual clutter that detracts from MSNBC's professionalism. You clearly spent a long time creating a unified design of colors, space, and content; having other companies' logos forever ending news stories leads me to think less of the stories themselves. A better idea may be to create one icon called Share, branded with MSNBC colors and design, that folds out to reveal multiple site links such as the cluster in this blog post. There is no reason to display them immediately, except to save the Digg crowd an extra click (which I daresay they can afford).

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Dean, Gloversville, NY — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:32:20 GMT

The KISS method is best. Keep It Simple, Stupid. I don't rate, send, share or whatever. <Rather selfish, huh? =) >

It is just as easy to copy, paste and share as you want to.

Networking sites.....no way.

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Todd, Suwon AB South Korea — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:34:05 GMT

Give the viewers the option in the customizing of their personal setup. I'd prefer them in the fly out option in a personal news section.

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SMD, Shanghai — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:10:42 GMT

Generally a waste of time, I think.

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B. Herbert, Santa Fe, NM — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:50:50 GMT

They are clutter. I don't use them, I don't click on them, and they are a nuisance.

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Dave, Kona, Hawaii — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:50:02 GMT

It’s a gimmick and a sure sign of desperation at MSNBC. It's equally obvious which areas of the website will be populated with cartoon stickers. A lot of homepage hits will move to CNN as a result.

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Richard Puckett, Houston, TX — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:44:31 GMT

I can read an article and appreciate it all on my own without having to get some kind of confirmation of my "accomplishment" from my peers. Jim from Long Island raised the real issue here, however: the pages already load far too slowly. Get this stuff off of them. Are you really in the business of promoting Yahoo or Facebook or Google? Clear up your already cluttered pages and focus on bringing us the news.

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Craig Brewer — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:17:00 GMT

The user's knowledge of technology may be a factor in the comfort level with such icons/links. Also the generation factor, in my case - I'm older and don't need to find friends online. I think ego is in there too. The need to be someone, "out there", seek recognition. I don't use them.

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Dick, Greensboro, NC — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:01:22 GMT

I refer you to the earlier comments of Spacegold. The world is not a nice place and social networking sites are dangerous...smart folks will avoid them.

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Alan, Dallas — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:15:16 GMT

The goal of the icons is to drive traffic to your site and create revenue. Fark provides immense, proven potential to bring visitors to your site, along with the other popular options. Failing to add these sharing icons because of people more familiar with "old media" (dare I include Web 1.0, if you want to call it that), will just leave you behind in the long run.

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Jo Vaughan, Greenville, TX — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:30:02 GMT

I don't use them. I ignore the icons. What doesn't work for me may very well work for someone else. As long as the page isn't over-run by information or icons that are not of use to me why should I care.

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Jennifer Nelson — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:16:46 GMT

I think you'll get more traffic from categorizing your stories and offering icons from specialized social bookmarking sites that fit those categories. For example, www.bizSugar.com, which wasn't mentioned above, specializes in small business news and information.

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Joseph Witthuhn, Madison, WI — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:32:36 GMT

The only ones I use are the Facebook ones, which I use on a regular basis. Having all the other little icons there doesn't bother me at all (unless it gets to be a LOT).

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Robert Lype, Seward, AK — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:11:12 GMT

With all the bookmarking and sponsership has caused me to ignore the bookmarking. I go out of my way to avoid the sellout of america. Everywhere you go today some company has their name plastered on something and looks trashy.
I have pretty much have given up on major sports where every inch of anything is fairgame.
Advertising is a nessesary evil but gone out of control.

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Sean, Sacramento, CA — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:17:19 GMT

I use Safari and I have a "Share on Facebook" button in my bookmarks bar. When you click on it it pops up a window where I can make log in, make comments, etc. It generates the link and a clip of the article text and sometimes a thumbnail picture. It doesn't also work well with sites using lots of CSS, so it would be cool if you had a built in version. When I tried it with MSNBC.com it picked up a lot of the navigational stuff and none of the story content itself (although it did get the link and page title).

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Elizabeth, Springfield, MO — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:30:41 GMT

I use Newsvine regularly. It's a great place to learn and share.

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Keith Wilson, Ocean Springs, MS — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:43:31 GMT

After trying Digg and StumbleUpon, I only use Newsvine now. I like the fact that users can "seed" material from other sources as well as compose and post their own original articles.

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Steve, Jeanette, PA — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:26:59 GMT

Absolute clutter. If you're signed up for a social networking site, you probably know how to use ctrl-c/ctrl-v on the msnbc url. If you don't, you shouldn't be using social networking sites because you're the type of person who sends the cash to the nigerian prince.

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Todd, Seattle, WA — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:38:27 GMT

del.icio.us
stumbleupon
Newsvine

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Ingrid Harris, Dundas, Ontario, Canada — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:02:25 GMT

Newsvine is the best way to share ideas that I have found.

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Tedd Riggs, Redmond ,WA — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:54:45 GMT

I use Newsvine often. It's a really good place with some excellent people and good articles. I looked around at some of the other sites, but Newsvine come out as number one.

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Bill, Huntington, WV — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:16:41 GMT

I used to del.icio.us to store my bookmarks (for future reference) but switched to ma.gnolia.com because I like the interface a little better and they support openID.

I prefer something like mag.nolia.com to using my browsers built in bookmarks for a couple reasons - but mostly because I like having my bookmarks with me wherever I go.

I also use Newsvine but typically I don't save bookmarks for future reference there - I seed a link there so others can see something I thought was interesting.

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Mike B — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:23:34 GMT

I tend to use Newsvine when I feel the need to share, although Digg still does have its uses.

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Bob Johnson-Perkins, liloan, Cebu, Philippines — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:07:03 GMT

As an article writer on MSNBC's Newsvine.com, I would find the share option a good personal tool to promote my work elsewhere. But as a reader I would proberly use the share less often, for just the real good journalistic items that credit that honor.

I normally use Digg and Reddit from another favoured newsgroup site, where I post my better articles (The ones that Newsviners declare are good).

Best Wishes

Babel Fish

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Vince, Chicago, IL — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:47:02 GMT

The del.icio.us "tag" button built into Firefox makes it so easy. Then from there I've got the del.icio.us app in my Facebook profile and various del.icio.us tag feeds in Netvibes for more work related sharing.

Fewer bookmarklet icons would be nice. Getting rid of that visual garbage would be fantastic. I can, and will, do it on my own.

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Movie Guy, Tokyo, Japan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:31:33 GMT

I like 'em and I use them on my site (sorry it's a private one). They give me something visual to look at and they're faster to click (for me) than going to the top of my page to bookmark. It's more a visual thing than a necessity.

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Joe, VA — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:29:06 GMT

I'm in college and frequently use facebook to share news stories I find online with my friends. Sometimes I use Newsvine. However, I don't use the links provided on websites ever. I use the buttons I have installed to my browser to do this.

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Cathy Dee, Ft. Wayne, IN — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:24:58 GMT

The little icons are annoying and distracting. I stopped visiting USAToday for that very reason after they did their redesign. Please keep msnbc.com a clean design!

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boz, Arlington, VA — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:19:23 GMT

I use delicious and newsvine, but I never use the icons on the page. I have the buttons in my firefox browser.

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Turner, Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:11:08 GMT

It would be nice not to see those icons all over the stories I read - there are enough advertisements as it stands.
Most people have plug-ins to share things on Facebook/Stumbleupon anyway - I don't see a use for the links.

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Leia E, Minneapolis, Minnesota — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:49:27 GMT

I really like the look and feel of Newsvine and have been using it since the beginning of it's beta. However, I do have family that prefer to share things with delicious. I just like the general 'newspaper' feel of sites like Newsvine.

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Helen, NYC — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:55:34 GMT

You failed to mention that MSNBC just acquired Newsvine in October 2007 - why?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsvine

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Kaitlyn, Houston, Texas — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:13:37 GMT

Those icons need to go!
I share via Email.
Does anyone really use those things anyway?

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Paul Wicht, Stamford, CT — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:36:47 GMT

These are for those who have way too much time on their hands, namely the youngins. If you have the time to tell the world your opinion of a website, you should be out looking for a real job. Besides, these things are NOT neutral. They are mined for info about YOUR behavior(s).
Even e-mail accounts, like Google's which I use, allow you to never delete e-mails as they give you so much memory to keep and send stuff, but it's at their disposal. Why? Again, it allows them to find patterns and practices in your preferences.
Personally, I am not paranoid as I have nothing to hide, but beware grasshoppers.

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Steve McCutcheon — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:43:37 GMT

My comment would be, just add a simple 'add this' button to restrict the clutter that all those daft icons bring to sites. It does look unprofessional for such a mainstream site like msnbc to have fifty small little icons at the bottom/top of each story. I think nytimes.com has a nice approach with just 3 to 4 of the most popular, in a little clickable box as well as the option to see more if I really care that much - which I seldom ever do.

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Cathy, Akron Ohio — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:32:29 GMT

No... if I see something online that I want to share with a friend or coworker, it is much simpler to paste the link into an email. Who has time to keep up all those pages and blogs and "spaces" anyway? I think those are pretty much for kids and people with way too much time on their hands. I prefer a clean streamlined look to web pages... too much clutter makes me go to another site!

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Chris P, Houston, Tx — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:06:02 GMT

Definitely NO. The whole 'web 2.0' (i.e. make end users create all your content) nonsense has no place here. While having these tags may result in extra traffic, the clutter will be unbearable. If you feel it's necessary, perhaps a single button that opens a popup would be an acceptable alternative that would hopefully satisfy the 1.0 hardliners and the 2.0 fanatics.

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J Texada, Houston, TX — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:41:07 GMT

Yes Yes and Yes. I got the link to this post from a co-worker's tweet (on twitter). I use del.icio.us on a daily basis and I connect it all to my face book.
Today use of these three tool really help me to do my job better. I can share information with my co-workers on the spot, without sitting in a long boring meeting, or having to deal with long dramatic e-mail strings.

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Bob Avo, Napa, CA — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:46:11 GMT

It's a bit too much of trying to be everything to everyone. We've avoided such icon overload on our site and no one has complained saying the need/want it on our site.

Anyone who uses social bookmarking sites probably knows how to add a link to their account.

Don't make me think!

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Raymonty,Howes Cave,N.Y. — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:59:24 GMT

You forgot to mention,Nowpublic.com and Vox.com - Raymonty/Old Dog.

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Dominic, East Lansing, MI — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:45:00 GMT

Bag 'em

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Grogie, Bay City, MI grogie@charter.net — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:29:26 GMT

The partnership of MSNBC and Newsvine is the best! Both MSNBC and Newsvine are wonderful resources for learning.

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Lev Seltzer, Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:28:37 GMT

I have noticed the icons, but I've never clicked on them. I certainly hope you won't clutter the screen with all of them. What is the fuss, anyway?

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Sandy, Denver, Colo. — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:08:39 GMT

Never even noticed them until this article, and then I had to read it just to find out what they mean. I'm definitely not new to the internet, either.

I'm with Cathy Dee (1/14-8:24). USA Today lost me the day of their redesign.

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Lyle H. Gray, Ashfield, MA — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:20:20 GMT

I don't use any of the social networking sites that you list (either to add or gather links), and for adding a bookmark to my browser, that's a simple CTRL+D -- no need for a special icon.

When I find an article that I want to share, I know how to add it to my LiveJournal and/or send it by email to a select group of friends.

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Skip Howard, Portland, OR. — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:51:14 GMT

I don't use them. I ignore the icons.

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JMW, Chicagoland, IL — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:37:52 GMT

I use furl and del.ico.us but I have a couple of bookmarklets on my bookmarks toolbar that I use. So even if you display these icons, I'll never use them. (and I think I can handle bookmarking something manually :) )

You guys should either leave them off, or devise a way to hide them so msnbc.com, the leader in online news, doesn't start looking like a cluttered-up, two-bit blog.

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Mae, Juneau, AK — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:08:36 GMT

No. I have a MySpace page, but if I want to add any links to it, I (like many others) will copy the URL from my browser and create my own link. I would never in a million years use any of those icons.

I also agree that the pages load too slowly as it is.

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Connie, Atlantic City, New Jersey — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:34:32 GMT

I like social bookmarking, it's a good way to spread information democratically across the web. It short-circuits pay advertising and big media backed exposure.

The icons and the ease of use are quite handy. Web 2.0, all in all, is fantastic.

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Elva Owens, Kalispell, Montana — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:14:56 GMT

Your new webpage design is way too cluttered. I do not use any social networking sites. The only icon I use is "print," once in a while. I hereby also protest that news from Spokane is NOT "local" to northwest Montana. And I would like to be able to eliminate the Sports section altogether.

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jacob, brooklyn ny — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:43 GMT

no! just make it easier to forward a link via email. your site doesnt work consistently with gmail. come on now.

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Frank Rizzo — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:51:52 GMT

I find it interesting that you are evaluating these tiny icons. The bleeding graphics at the top and bottom of the pages are much more intrusive. I really wish you would do away with them

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Marcy in Yorba Linda, CA — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:12:12 GMT

Oh that is what those are for!!! Hmmm...It looks to me like you are just ADVERTISING and PROMOTING those sites. Plus it junks everything up. Loose it people....now can we get back to the news? Back you Bob.... :)

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LaRue, Hopkins, SC — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:58:38 GMT

I had a blog but I have no time to write in it. I don't have a social networking site because I'm too busy to deal with it. If I want to share an article with a friend I click on "e-mail this" and write a short note and off it goes. I always thought that those little icons digg or facebook were there for the young people...student and young adults who grew up with it and love it and use it. I also agree with those who say, don't click on anything, don't sign up for anything, don't get anything for "free" because the next thing you know your SPAM triples, you have trojans and spyware and all manner of nasties messing with your computer. Who needs that?

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Cheri J., Rapid City, S.D. — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:08:04 GMT

I do not use these, personaly I have never learned that the heck they all mean. I always worry about "bugs, worms, and all those nasty things" you get Via the internet.
If you check your files,it seams like there is enough things in your computer without your permission.
And personaly I wish the MSN site should give us these options to look-at/use the icons or not. Just because I do not want them does not mean the rest of the people do not.

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Paul, Detroit — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:39:48 GMT

Nope, no interest in them and I do not like them spread all over the pages. They are annoying.

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JLee, Detroit — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:03:15 GMT

Nope. Don't use the annoying little things.

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michelle, utica, ny — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:12:17 GMT

I agree with Jeff (and everyone else) from Seattle. When I open a page, I just want to read what I selected and NOTHING ELSE. All those icons are distracting. How about making a separate page just for icons so people can choose them if they want to?

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Jim Wright, Seattle, Wa — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:47:13 GMT

Please get rid of these annoying little icons!
I agree that it's just as easy to copy and paste
or simply have the option to email an article.

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Bill, Austin, TX — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:06:53 GMT

Keep it clean. I have no use for them.

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Josh, Converse, TX — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:15:47 GMT

I tend to bookmark for my own personal benefit: any links of interest are stored somewhere centrally for me to access wherever I am. Only one of those little icons matters to me and I use a bookmarklet, so I say ditch 'em. If people use social networking sites often enough then they know how to add content to said sites without the aid of content producers.

My ¢2

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Amy Kunkoski, Elkridge, Md. — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:05:01 GMT

I use del.icio.us, but I much prefer my button in my browser menu (Firefox has a plug-in) than I do clicking on the icon on the web page itself.

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George C., Knoxville, TN — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:57:29 GMT

Actually I find the suggestion insulting. I could be wrong but it feels like you're trying to "dumb down" what is perhaps the best news source online. Don't make MSNBC.com "cooler"... make it SMARTER.

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Joy Friday, Winter Park, FL — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:41:55 GMT

The icons just junk up the page. They may be trendy, but they are useless from my perspective. Pasting the link works well if I want to e-mail it to someone or I add a browser button otherwise.

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MIke, Wesley chapel fl. — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:35:24 GMT

they are of no use for a news based webpage. Most people who use the web knw how to reach thee sites and do not need you to clutter your page with useless links. So I vote dump them.

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Chase, Arlington TX — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:01:53 GMT

I actually only use embed tags and things like that for videos that I want to share out; usually I just put them in my LiveJournal. When it comes to sharing an article, I just do the old fashioned cut-n-paste of the link from my address bar.

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Markell Lynch, Raleigh, NC — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:51:44 GMT

OMG! Please don't litter the page with more visual annoyances. I hate them because they distract me from actual content. If I want to know more I'll click the linked text and find out where it takes me when I get there.

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GM(benyomin) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:21:10 GMT

Networking is in need of control and moderation .
Content work sould be on a level .As long as you have something to say .

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Sue Arrmstrong-Columbia, Mo — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:34:43 GMT

You got to be kidding? Who is your target audience, kids or adults who care about what is really going on in today's news world? Do NOT add these buttons! Please! I am sure, EVERYONE knows how to cut and paste. As for your web page loading slow, well that is becuase you have too many graphics and adds, which I really don't think you want to do anything about. If you were a newspaper, your dailys would be heavy tombs. Much like the Sunday LA Times.

Keep yourself the serious news page you are, and don't give in to a trendy idea like icons and such. Once you loop into that, it's all over. You have lowered yourself to the common denomiator. Not the intelligent reader.

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Deb, Southfield, Michigan — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:35:32 GMT

I use del.icio.us daily. StumbleUpon less frequently. Please keep the widgets.

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Charlie Spewak, Elk Grove, Ca. — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:09:41 GMT

I think that to "sully" the redesign of the site with these social badges/icons would be a shame. If you like these social sites, you well know how to add a link back to MSNBC without the badges/icons.

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Ron Peterson, Issaquah, WA — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:08:11 GMT

They're clutter, and I've never used them. I'm here to read the article I selected. Nothing more. Please don't bog down your site with gimmicks and fad du jour.

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Tom Canavan, Pelham, NC — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:35:50 GMT

Don't use'm but I would like to ask the MSNBC site guys something. Why don't you link the message board relating to a story to the story? Why do I have to go through 16 pages of links in Spanish then English to leave my genius insights about stories you feel are important enough to write about?
I always watch Keith Olbermanns video in the morning, love'm. Go Keith thanks for ripping the administration.

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Kaelinda, Romney, WV — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:45:47 GMT

Rather than see all those icons and "bookmarklets" on MSNBC, I'd rather have the opportunity to comment on many of the stories published on the site. Not that I think viewer's comments will have any effect on anything, but it is fun to be able to interact with others about a particular topic - as this blog itself proves.

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Jim R, NJ — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:45:03 GMT

I don't use any of them, and really have no interest in Social Networking sites. It would seem like adding these icons is a waste of time and screen real estate.

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Charity, Princeton, NJ — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:14:53 GMT

I like del.icio.us to save for my own reference, and an e-mail link to send cool stuff to my husband. That's about it. On NYTimes.com, I use the permalink to link their stories to my blog.

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Michael H.G. Schmidt, Frankfurt, Germany — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:22:57 GMT

share icons ? Just another useless internet hype. They're crap.

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Shen, NYC — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:20:45 GMT

Never. Half the time I don't even know what all the little icons are FOR. I only use a site's icon to email a page, rather than IM. If I want to put a link in my del.icio.us, I've got browser buttons to do it with.

If you MUST include those, how about a hidden menu? Click 'share' and a mini-window opens with all them little icons.

But seriously? You do not need to be part of THEIR ad campaign.

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Sköt Looney — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:41:16 GMT

I use Stumble-upon constantly. I will never give "Thumbs up" to a page that has the little SU icon bookmarklet. It seems tacky, and like they are begging to be approved by the online community. I have thumbed down things simply for having the icon. I also have ben the "discoverer" of numerous stories on MSNBC on Stumble Upon.

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Ralph, Walden, NY — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:04:44 GMT

These are almost as annoying as the TV networks with their logos emblazoned in the corner of every channel. I know what channel I am watching, and I dont care that "Who wants to date a goat" is on Thurs @9.

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Farah — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:24:01 GMT

I've always wondered what all those tiny icons at the bottom of many sites were for but I wasn't interested in using them - my browsing is fine the way it is. Plus they're a bit annoying to have, they clutter the page.

Now that I know what they're all about, I'm even less interested in using them. When I enjoy a site or article, I bookmark it. If I want to share it with someone, I copy/paste the link to the article in an email to them.

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T. Davenport Phoenix, AZ — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:07:19 GMT

Don't use them at all. I read and send a link through email if I want to share.

How do you share?

UtahLuxury.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:46:02 GMT

I use the bookmarks on the UtahLuxury.com website for promotion. If I had the stats that MSNBC does (i believe you are ranked 4th in the world) I would leave them off as they would just be clutter and serve almost no purpose