Jason Baker's Blog
  • Show More Archive
  • Show More2012

    • September
    • October
    • December

    Show More2013

    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • December

    Show More2014

    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • December

    Show More2015

    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • August

    Show More2016

    • January
    • March
    • August

    Show More2017

    • October

    Show More2018

    • February
    • April
    • November
    • December

    Show More2019

    • August

    Show More2020

    • June
    • July

    Show More2021

    • June

    Show More2022

    • December

    Show More2023

    • August
  • Show More Category
    • AJAX
    • Architecture
    • Automobiles
    • Birds
    • Cycling
    • Furniture
    • Health
    • HTML
    • iOS
    • Javascript
    • Linux
    • Music
    • MySQL
    • Nature
    • Photography
    • PHP
    • Science
    • SEO
    • Sphinx Search
    • Technology
    • Trees
    • TV
    • Whales
    • Windows
    • WordPress
  • About
Screenshot of Pinterest

There's just too darned many social networks now. Don't even get me started on Google+.

Too Many Social Networks

27 January 2013

I just got done writing the code that make a pinterest button dynamically specify content for each page of my site. I really wish they would take advantage of the open graph tags I'm already using. Social networks are an easy way for users to share stuff, but it makes things more difficult on us poor web developers.

OK, the pinterest button actually wasn't that bad to implement, but the way they link back to content on a site often requires using HTML entitiies. I had to change all my & to %26 in my urls to get pinterest to link back to my stuff. Most social networks aren't that picky.

Does anyone even use all thes networks? I remember when Pinterest first came to everyone's attention and saw alot of Pinterest stuff on Facebook. Now I barely see anything for Pinterest. I don't know anybody that uses Google + or twitter, but I feel obliged to offer buttons so people can share stuff. I use twitter, but only to promote my quotations website.

I think the social bubble is going to pop soon.

Summary

If you need me, I'll be over on Friendster...I also don't like shoes and makeup that much. I just had to pick a bunch of stuff before I could get started.

Filed Under

  • HTML
  • PHP

Site Map

  • Home
  • About

Site Info

  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Login

Copyright

  • © 2025, Jason Baker

Follow Me

  • Follow Jason Baker's Blog via RSS!
Hemlock: Content Management System Close Login

Login

Username

Password

Stay signed in.