On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 9:35 PM, MZMcBride <[email protected]> wrote:
> Adding social media icons is a lot of pain for very little gain, in my > opinion. I'm in the "eh" camp, but I also don't think it's that much pain if done properly. This article sums it up pretty well: http://exisweb.net/truth-about-share-buttons There's a lot of interesting stuff to parse on that page (much of which I've admittedly skimmed, because "eh"). The conclusion: "If a page is shared, it’s not due to share buttons, but because it is useful and interesting. However, if well thought out and integrated with the site, social buttons can be beneficial in a small way." Rob _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
