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Google Reader "Send to iTweet" Button

A handy way to share links from your feed reader.

I'm a big fan of Google Reader.  Recently iTweet user @leavingearth requested a "Send to iTweet" feature for Google Reader, and I thought this was a fantastic idea so here it is.

In Reader, select "Reader Settings" from the Settings menu in the top right corner of the page.  Then choose the "Send To" tab, and click "Create a custom link" at the bottom of this page.  A short form will be shown - enter the following items into the fields.

Name:

  1. iTweet

URL:
  1. http://itweet.net/web/?share=true&t=${title}&s=${short-url}

Icon URL:
  1. http://itweet.net/favicon.ico




Then click "Save" and you're done!  Go back to Google Reader and in your "Send To" menu you'll have a new iTweet option.  Clicking it will open iTweet.net with the post's title and shortened URL pre-filled in the post field.  Have fun sharing your links - if you have any feedback on this new feature please let me know in the comments.


Posted on June 28, 2010, 5:14 a.m. Tags: bookmarklet itweet reader rss

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iTweet "Post Link" Bookmarklet for iPhone

A bookmarklet to help you tweet shortened links using bit.ly and iTweet.net.

Here's a bookmarklet to help you tweet links to Web pages from your iPhone using iTweet.net and bit.ly:

Post Link via iTweet

Adding and using this bookmarklet is simple.  Just drag the above link into your Safari bookmarks and sync your iPhone to transfer the bookmarklet to your iPhone.

Then, from any Web page that you would like to post on Twitter, just go to your Bookmarks, locate the "Post via iTweet" bookmarklet and select it.  A new web page will be opened to http://itweet.net, the link will be shortened using bit.ly, and placed in the Post field ready for tweeting.

I thought about putting the original page's title into the tweet as well, but then I realized I would usually rather make up my own caption. However if the general consensus is that adding the page title to the tweet would be more useful, I can make that change - leave your opinion in the comments here, or email me, or contact me on Twitter.

Thanks to Matt Teske for providing the motivation to make this bookmarklet - I will definitely find it useful and I hope you will too.  :-)

Posted on Feb. 9, 2009, 2:55 a.m. Tags: bookmarklet iphone itweet twitter

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