I'm glad to see Schneier leading by example in removing/hiding those pervasive share buttons.
(To enable something similar for every site you go to, check out the Ghostery extension for Firefox/Chrome.)
(To enable something similar for every site you go to, check out the Ghostery extension for Firefox/Chrome.)
He is way behind here, and we could have used his advocacy much earlier.
There have been alternate buttons, browser plugins and a movement to include no third-party scripts on the web for years.
I switched techrunch.com to the two-click solution in 2008. It didn't last long because we weren't successful in arguing why you don't want scripts from third-parties loading automatically. I sure could have used a bit of backup at that time.
I especially like them because I can obsessively watch the totals see how my writings are spreading out across the Internet.
It's kinda cool to watch the realtime google analytics views during a spike