search (new window)
a small software application stored as a bookmark in a web browser, which typically allows a user to interact with the currently loaded web page in some waySo the idea is:
A bookmarklet is a bookmark stored in a web browser that contains JavaScript commands that add new features to the browser. Bookmarklets are unobtrusive JavaScripts stored as the URL of a bookmark in a web browser or as a hyperlink on a web page. Bookmarklets are usually JavaScript programs. Regardless of whether bookmarklet utilities are stored as bookmarks or hyperlinks, they add one-click functions to a browser or web page. When clicked, a bookmarklet performs one of a wide variety of operations, such as running a search query or extracting data from a table. For example, clicking on a bookmarklet after selecting text on a webpage could run an Internet search on the selected text and display a search engine results page.
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A facebook share - when looking at the post, clicking the image takes you to the slideshow |
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here's what a tweet looks like - if they click the image in the tweet, they see the slideshow |