Filed under: Social Software, Browsers
StumbleUpon has officially landed in the Google Chrome Extensions Gallery, but I've got to say -- it's just not the same as its counterpart on other browsers.
In fact, it's little more than the browser-independent toolbar you see on the top of links shortened and shared with their su.pr service. It does tie in to your StumbleUpon account and let you thumbs up/down pages, share them with your friends via email, Facebook, and Twitter, but the whole experience just isn't as smooth (or fun) as I find the Firefox or IE toolbars.
In their official post about the release, StumbleUpon has this to say:
In fact, it's little more than the browser-independent toolbar you see on the top of links shortened and shared with their su.pr service. It does tie in to your StumbleUpon account and let you thumbs up/down pages, share them with your friends via email, Facebook, and Twitter, but the whole experience just isn't as smooth (or fun) as I find the Firefox or IE toolbars.
In their official post about the release, StumbleUpon has this to say:
True, submitting new stumbles and receiving shares is a big part of the experience -- but it just feels to me like "something" is missing."We've also heard some claim the Chrome extension is no different from web stumbling. Actually, Stumbling via the Chrome extension is quite different from web stumbling in a number of important ways. For one, you can receive shares directly in Chromebar; for another, you can add your own discoveries. Also, frame-breaking sites do not remove the Chrome extension; and the overall Stumbling experience is faster and more responsive. Good stuff, huh?"
What do you think? How does the Chrome extension stack up?
Official StumbleUpon extension hits Google Chrome, not as good as other versions originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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