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ProBlogger Group Writing Project – ‘How To…’

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How-ToIt’s time for another ProBlogger Group Writing Project – and this time we’ve got prizes worth around $1800 USD (see below for details)!

Update: PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING. Particularly pay attention to the instruction to submit NEW posts not previously written ones. Old posts (written before today) won’t be accepted and will not be eligable for a gift. Thanks for your understanding.

See the full list of submissions in this project as they’re added here.

The Topic

This week’s topic is ‘HOW TO….’.

Your task is to write a new ‘how to…. post’ (please don’t submit old posts you’ve written before today).

By ‘How To….’ I mean some sort of a post that gives advice, tips or a tutorial on how to do something. What it’s about is totally up to you. I’ve chosen this topic because it’s adaptable to most topics and should be something you could do on almost any blog. It need not be titled as a ‘how to…’ post but in content it should be this type of post. I’m looking forward to seeing the wide array of topics that you all choose to cover.

Once you’ve written your how to post simply follow the process for participating that I’ve outlined below (please note – to be eligible for the gifts from our sponsors you need to follow the guidelines below).

The Prizes

Apartamento Estepona

This week’s group writing project is proudly sponsored by the following companies and individuals. Five random participants (ie – this is not a competition) in this week’s project will receive one of the following gifts (listed here in no particular order – all values are in USD unless otherwise mentioned):

  • One week complimentary stay (for up to 4 people) at a beach front apartment in Estepona on the Costa del Sol Spain (pictured above). This prize must be taken in the next 12 months and the winner must cover all their own costs in getting to Spain (ie this is for the cost of the accommodation only). If the prize cannot be taken by the winner they can also take an iPod (video) instead (by negotiation with the sponsor). This prize (valued at 1000 euros if taken in the peak season) has been kindly donated by New Homes on Nubricks.com. Thanks to Adam and Chintan.
  • $100 Cash (in your paypal account) OR a month long text link in the Webmaster-Talk.com forums. This prize sponsored by Webmaster-Talk.com forums – thanks to Tim and his team.
  • A Personal license for ExpressionEngine including a personal license for the forums module (worth $149). This prize is sponsored by Marcus from Nanoblogs.de
  • A $149 yearly plan to Audible.com OR a $100 gift voucher to iTunes (your choice). This gift has been donated by Google Tutor. Thanks to Craig for this gift.
  • $200 gift voucher from Amazon to spend on anything you like. Its been kindly donated by OwnMySeat.com. Thanks to Jason for his kind donation.

Thanks also to those others who offered to sponsor this week. As I mentioned – there were 30 offers of prizes which was quite overwhelming. I’ll continue to run these projects in future and hopefully we can feature more of the offers next time.

How To Participate

Here’s how to participate and put yourself in the running for a gift (please note – one entry per person – not per blog and please only submit NEW posts).

1. Write a ‘how to’ post

  • Be as creative as you’d like – take it in any direction you want – it can be on any topic (keep it clean and ‘family friendly please), it can be any length, it can be serious, funny, it can be a list post, a rant, an essay, a pictorial or video post… etc
  • Give your post a good title. Once all the posts are listed it’ll only be your title that sets it apart from others. It doesn’t have to have the words ‘how to’ in the title – but if can if you wish.
  • Feel free to write your post in your own first language – I’ve previously included a number of non-english posts and am excited by the prospect of making this a multi-lingual project.
  • Please consider putting a link back to this post on your post so that your readers know you’re participating. You don’t have to do this – but it’d be appreaciated to help grow the project.

2. Let us Know about your post

  • Once you’ve posted your How To post let me know about it by sending me an email via my contact form.
  • Make sure you include your name (as you want it to appear in my list), your post title and the URL to your post (not just to your blog’s front page).
  • Submissions must be received by me the the end of Thursday 21 September (as long as it’s still Thursday where you send it from I’ll accept it). If they come in after Thursday they won’t be included in the list and will not be in the running for the gifts.

3. I will post 2 links to your post

  • In the day or two after you let me know about your post I’ll post a link to it in two places. Firstly there will be a daily (ish) list of the submissions from the last 24 hours. Secondly there will be a central list of all submissions for the project so we can see everything on one page.
  • I’ll post my final list of submissions on Friday and will announce those who receive the gifts then.

4. Surf Surf Surf

  • This is where you take over. Surf the submissions received. Leave comments, make connections with other ProBlogger readers and enjoy reading what others have to say.

5. Link Link Link

  • There is no formal ‘judging’ as this is not a competition. Instead – I encourage you to surf through the submissions at the end of the week and announce your own winners on your own blog. Name a top 5 or so and share the link love.
  • Probably the best part of the last group project was the amount of inter-linking I see happening between participating bloggers as a result of their posts. It’s obvious that people found new blogs through it and that the benefits of participating was way beyond getting a link from me but flowed on to a lot of new connections and links between other bloggers.

6. Gifts

  • On Friday I’ll randomly select 5 participants to win the 5 gifts and will post the winners at this point. The rest of us can muse over what could have been and then we’ll get ourselves ready for next months project.
About Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse is the founder and editor of ProBlogger Blog Tips and Digital Photography School. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter at , Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.

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    Comments

    1. A.H says:
      9/18/2006 at 8:57 pm

      Wow, pretty exciting!

      I’ll see if i can come up with a worthy post about…something, surely the traffic potential and the lessons to be learned from this are worth it.

      A.H

    2. Scott Howard says:
      9/18/2006 at 9:28 pm

      Yes!!!!!! Its that time again.

    3. Andrew Wee says:
      9/18/2006 at 9:44 pm

      Hi Darren,
      at long last!!!
      You can’t imagine the number of times i’ve been visiting your blog today only to see “Qumana Review” over and over again.

      At last the floodgates are open and the blogging games beginning!

      PS: I like the idea of link love and as an incentive to your community to visit me at my lil’ ol’ blog, i’m giving away $99 worth of Internet Marketing materials include a Robert Allen book (a print edition, not an ebook). As they say, while stocks last.

      Now to figure out the how to. should i make it funny? informative? business-like?
      maybe a combination of all three…
      gulp…4 days and counting.

      Cheers mate!

      Andrew Wee
      http://www.WhoIsAndrewWee.com

    4. katiebird says:
      9/18/2006 at 9:51 pm

      I had to miss participating last time because I was in the midst of switching hosts and my blog was down through the whole thing. So I’ve been looking forward to this one (while still a little afraid that I wouldn’t like the topic this time as much as I liked the last one.)

      But this one is even better than the last! How To …

      I can’t wait to see the results!

    5. Scott Howard says:
      9/18/2006 at 10:03 pm

      Did anyone else notice a glitch in the contact form not being totally visible?

    6. Katy says:
      9/18/2006 at 11:10 pm

      Scott – It looked fine to me.

    7. Scott Howard says:
      9/18/2006 at 11:20 pm

      Thanks Katy, everything seemed to work just fine. Darren got everything from me no problem. This was probably just a fluke on my side. Thanks for the reply though.

    8. Steve Olson says:
      9/18/2006 at 11:25 pm

      Great Idea – I will enter. It’s a great opportunity for me, since I’m just getting started.
      Thanks

    9. Jersey Girl says:
      9/18/2006 at 11:53 pm

      Yesterday’s experience will make be my “how to”…:)

    10. Easton Ellsworth says:
      9/19/2006 at 1:09 am

      Got me hooked, Darren! “How to generate buzz to your blog … imitate Darren Rowse …” :)

    11. gary says:
      9/19/2006 at 1:41 am

      I too missed the last one. Submission written and sent.

    12. Jaro says:
      9/19/2006 at 1:51 am

      Darren, thanks for organizing another round of the Group Writing Project. Last time I didn’t participate but I discovered many new blogs. This time I will submit an article too. I have a new blog and this is a great opportunity to get some trusty backlinks.

    13. Wendy Piersall says:
      9/19/2006 at 1:59 am

      I [heart] Darren’s group writing projects! Yay! :)

    14. Ian Anderson says:
      9/19/2006 at 2:05 am

      There shouldn’t be any blogs out there that can’t participate in this one. Good job.

    15. Damien says:
      9/19/2006 at 2:13 am

      Fun, fun, fun!

      I had fun with the last project, though sadly, I didn’t have enough time to follow up with my selected winners (it was tough with so many participants..).

      Anyways, looking forward to this project. Always did like “How To’s”. :)

    16. Lyndon Antcliff says:
      9/19/2006 at 2:24 am

      Cool, I missed the last one. I’m in for this one.

      Should be fun.

    17. Stephanie Quilao says:
      9/19/2006 at 2:29 am

      These group writing projects are REALLY fun! I enjoy the creativity and insightfulness that each blogger brings to the project, and I especially delight in meeting new bloggers and readers during the linking and commenting part. Doing a “How To” is a fabulous idea.

    18. Tasra Dawson says:
      9/19/2006 at 2:43 am

      Love this! How-to articles are some of my favorite. Can’t wait to see the creative entries. Mine will be up shortly. The last list post was so successful for me that people are still linking to it and referencing it. Thanks Darren!

    19. tony says:
      9/19/2006 at 2:44 am

      Your projects are always fun, as everybody is saying… Have to really rack my mind for this….

    20. Aaron Brazell says:
      9/19/2006 at 3:24 am

      Update: PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING. Particularly pay attention to the instruction to submit NEW posts not previously written ones. Old posts (written before today) won’t be accepted and will not be eligable for a gift. Thanks for your understanding.

      My topic: How to read a blog entry. :)

    21. Lisa says:
      9/19/2006 at 4:43 am

      Woohoo!!

    22. Blain Reinkensmeyer says:
      9/19/2006 at 4:45 am

      I am excited for this one! I didn’t get to do the first so hopefully mine turns out ok! Submitting right now!

    23. Joe Hayes says:
      9/19/2006 at 5:29 am

      Interesting concept, this may actually inspire me to write something useful for a change, heh.

    24. Matt says:
      9/19/2006 at 5:43 am

      I did the list group writing project and I enjoyed it. I like reading all the posts that join in. I found so many good sites. I submitted mine for this round. I can’t wait to read the entries!

    25. Josh Maher says:
      9/19/2006 at 5:58 am

      Darren, are you copying my ripoff of your writing projects?

      How To: Exchange Management Shell
      http://joshmaher.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/how-to-exchange-management-shell-entrants/

      :)

    26. Susan says:
      9/19/2006 at 6:55 am

      I missed the first opportunit and thanks to a blogging friend, I was able to write and submit a “How to….” post. Thanks!!!

    27. Corvillus says:
      9/19/2006 at 7:37 am

      I have been following this blog for a little while now, but this marks the first time I’ve participated in one of these group projects. I must say, these little projects are a lot of fun, and they give me inspiration for things to post about.

    28. Matt Glover says:
      9/19/2006 at 8:16 am

      My pingback didn’t seem to work. Anyway, here’s my effort…’Creating great Cartoons with your Pencil and Computer.’

      http://www.chewingpencils.com/2006/09/18/creating-cartoons-with-your-pencil-and-computer-part-1/#more-67

    29. LearningNerd says:
      9/19/2006 at 9:28 am

      Great idea for a group project! This certainly sounds fun. Just about every post on my blog is a how-to post, so this should be easy. I wish I could submit an older post, but oh well; you’ll just be stuck with what I’m currently blogging about: punctuation. It’s not the most exciting topic (far from it!), but I’m covering the basics before I move onto more interesting and challenging topics. Good thing the prizes are awarded at random!

    30. Blaine Moore (Run to Win) says:
      9/19/2006 at 11:36 am

      This is the first time I’ve participated in a group writing project; I was too bogged down to do one of the lists one which I wanted to jump in on.

      I really like these projects that are not necessarily about blogging itself, since it can really work out well for other types of sites and leads to a lot more variety.

      Now people can see how to tie their shoes properly!

    31. Nospheratt says:
      9/19/2006 at 11:46 am

      Hi, Darren. I’m a brazilian reader of Problogger. I’ll be sending my submission to the project soon, written in portuguese; I’m very excited about this. I have a blog (also in portuguese) about “blogging for dollars”; it’s pretty young, but I already have a few readers. So, I would like to know if I can translate this post (whit links, obviously) to my language, in order to provide the opportunity to participate on the project, for those readers who aren’t very acquainted with the english language.
      I’ve already posted about the project, but I think that a translation would be useful for more people. Of course I won’t do it whitout your permission. In any case, please give me an answer ASAP, ’cause the clock is ticking!
      Thanks in advance.

    32. jhay says:
      9/19/2006 at 12:08 pm

      I just submitted the link to my how-to post. Goodluck to everyone!

    33. Karen says:
      9/19/2006 at 12:24 pm

      Hi all

      I’ve just submitted mine too – good luck to everyone. Looking forward to reading some good blogs!

    34. Jason Hooker says:
      9/19/2006 at 1:39 pm

      My response for the latest ProBlogger Group Writing Project – ‘How To…’

    35. Bobby says:
      9/19/2006 at 1:40 pm

      Great prizes Darren, looks like it’s time for me to get to work :)

    36. How to Sell Hair! says:
      9/19/2006 at 4:32 pm

      Hopefully this will gross everyone out.

      http://www.fatinfo.com/blog/2006/hair-for-sale/

    37. Alex says:
      9/19/2006 at 5:20 pm

      I’ve added an entry also. Thanks for the oportunity! :)

    38. Pissy Chrissy says:
      9/19/2006 at 10:10 pm

      Wow! That’s terrific! I’m too new to blogging to really post a “how to”, and discussing a blog contest in my blog about pet peeves wouldn’t fit well – but wanted to wish everyone the best.

    39. Stropp says:
      9/20/2006 at 10:35 am

      Here’s my go at the writing competition. It’s concerned with managing your account security on a World of Warcraft account, but it really applies to account security for most everything.

      http://stroppsworld.com/2006/09/19/account-security/

    40. Mary says:
      9/20/2006 at 11:59 am

      Dear Darren

      I sent in my submission via the contact form, so now I get to make a wisecrack. We bloggers are just like mice chasing the cheese. what fun!

      Thanks

      Mary
      ps. I like your color scheme very much: it’s cheerful, open and not overwhelming. Come visit ‘That D*mn PC’ and enjoy its retro green look. Aaron may soon remodel it with a ‘Lewis Black’ color scheme. (then the blog will match its name!).

    41. The Foo says:
      9/21/2006 at 3:46 am

      I have just published the article “Useful Windows XP Hacks” for this month’s group writing project at
      http://thefoologs.com/2006/09/20/useful-windows-xp-hacks-part-1/

    42. Carolyn Manning says:
      9/21/2006 at 6:35 am

      What a great idea! I’m seeing it this way: come whenever and come back again if you want, talk to somebody or nobody or anybody, do as well as you can do what you do love to do, spread the word, clothing optional. Sounds like an invitation to a party in the 60′s, doesn’t it? This is gonn be so much fun!

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      12/8/2006 at 9:11 pm

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    44. nidhu p says:
      12/8/2006 at 9:13 pm

      Nice blog. If you are interested on indian recipes, snacks, sweets, please visit our blog and site indian recipes, http://www.bestindiancuisines.com .

    45. Jamie Clarkson says:
      1/1/2007 at 12:04 pm

      This is really a great idea – I just came across “How to get a link from a PR7 site” and made my way here. Apparently, I’m a bit late, but what the hey…

    46. zenny says:
      4/1/2007 at 2:47 am

      ah geez. word up Darren. ya need a date in this post or something. I just wrote the ‘how to’ (came across it via a link jump)… and I just realized that the comment dates are from around Sept 2006 thru to Feb 07 … which is wierd since many are saying they are submitting … and I expect the contest is long over (???) Oh well, I enjoyed writing my “How to enter a blogging contest and win the big prize! ” satire blog. You can read it here if ya want: http://blogtopicz.com/item/2007/03/how-to-enter-a-blogging-contest-and-win-the-big-prize

      Doh!

      Zenny
      (uhm, can I get it listed anyway Darrel? It was for fun ‘n link love anyway!)

    47. 电动车 says:
      4/12/2007 at 10:30 pm

      Several days ago I posted How To Proofread Your Own Writing in response to Darren Rowse’s How To Group Writing Project

    48. Cell Phone Reviews says:
      9/9/2007 at 1:19 pm

      Hopefully another group writing project soon…?

    49. Article Smash says:
      10/21/2007 at 8:55 pm

      Yea, another one would be great! :)

    50. don says:
      4/3/2008 at 11:24 am

      I think it’s a great idea. I see that I’m late to the party though. Perhaps you will take the time to read my blog, check out my writing, and offer me better employment because you enjoy the manner in which I provoke thought.

      Hopefully.

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      [...] 无搞错。 有兴趣者，请阅读ProBlogger Group Writing Project – ‘How To… [...]

    26. Friedbeef's Tech says:
      9/19/2006 at 8:38 pm

      How to Attach and Save Files Faster…

      By default all MS-Office applications will remember the last location you saved or attached a file from. This may be useful feature, but what if you have a few commonly used directories? Isn’t it a drag switching between them?
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    27. 1 - 8 0 0 - H A R T » How To Post Accounting Columns In Your Blog says:
      9/19/2006 at 8:57 pm

      [...] NOTE: This is part of Darren Rowse’s Problogger Group Writing Project with the theme “HOW TO”. Participants may be eligible to earn or win a random prize graciously provided by his readers. This is the second group writing project that I have entered .. (the first for the theme “LISTS” called Three Reasons Why I Might Be Poor When I Retire over on my And You Retire Blog. If you know “HOW TO” do something special or unique or anything really (just know how to write in your blog!) .. check out Problogger [...]

    28. New Writing Project says:
      9/19/2006 at 9:11 pm

      [...] ProBlogger Group Writing Project – “How to…” [...]

    29. IF Internet Explorer THEN Do Something Else (A How To…) :: Unintentionally Blank says:
      9/19/2006 at 10:27 pm

      [...] Thanks to the magic of Google Analytics I have discovered that a good number of this blog’s visitors reach here with searches to do with Internet Explorer’s conditional comments. This is due to my post, a month back, extolling the use of conditional comments instead of CSS hacks. More recently I considered that if someone was searching for information on conditional comments then they were unlikely to find interest in an article merely telling them they should use them. Then along came the latest ProBlogger Group Writing Project – How To… and it all made sense. So here is how you can improve your code and drop those worthless CSS hacks; How to use conditional comments – the practical version. [...]

    30. How to Make the Perfect Chicken Soup « Adornments by Lynn says:
      9/20/2006 at 2:24 am

      [...] (Take a look at Darren Rowse’s ProBlogger Group Writing Project for a ton of other great “How To” articles!) [...]

    31. Gilmore Girl Fanatic » Blog Archive » Lose a Guy in 10 Minutes says:
      9/20/2006 at 6:18 am

      [...] These would be a lot funnier if they weren’t my real life experiences. I guess if you did the opposite of these things, you would be able to keep someone’s interest for longer than 10 minutes, but who wants that? Other great “How To’s…” Tags: women, feminist, feminism, life, advice, dating, love, relationships, random-thoughts, funny, humor [...]

    32. Lost Ball in High Weeds Webmaster Skills - Lost Ball in High Weeds says:
      9/20/2006 at 6:45 am

      [...] Thought I would try my hand at the ProBlogger Group Writing Project. It would be kind of cool if this article was accepted. [...]

    33. Lost Ball in High Weeds Webmaster Skills - Lost Ball in High Weeds says:
      9/20/2006 at 6:45 am

      [...] Thought I would try my hand at the ProBlogger Group Writing Project. It would be kind of cool if this article was accepted. [...]

    34. Stropp’s World » Blog Archive » Writing competition says:
      9/20/2006 at 10:05 am

      [...] I was surfing some of the blogging sites this morning and I came across a writing competition on Problogger. Darren, the owner of the blog has put up some nice prizes, including a one week stay in a beach front apartment in Spain. Very cool. So I entered the piece I wrote last night on Account Security. Let’s see how I go, eh? [...]

    35. Deep Market Advanced Stock Market Analysis » Exploiting Alien Technology for Fun and Profit says:
      9/20/2006 at 10:12 am

      [...] So, in the spirit of exploiting that which is not mine – the idea for this post came from ProBlogger Group Writing Project – ‘How To…’ – be sure to visit! [...]

    36. How to Earn More From your Website- Monetize Traffic says:
      9/20/2006 at 10:17 am

      [...] This is post is  a part of the ProBlogger group writing project. I encourage you to check out all of the other great posts from around the web. [...]

    37. Make New Plants… By Taking Cuttings says:
      9/20/2006 at 10:19 am

      [...] This article has been submitted to the writing project “How to…” organised by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger [...]

    38. 6 Steps To Writing A Fantasy Blockbuster » Solar Flare: Science Fiction News says:
      9/20/2006 at 10:31 am

      [...] Written for the ProBlogger Group Writing Project [...]

    39. » How not to Ruin Your Day While Driving to Work (The Philippine Connection) aczafra.com [Librarianship with a dash of everything] says:
      9/20/2006 at 11:05 am

      [...] http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/18/problogger-group-writing-project-how-to/#more-3030 [...]

    40. Fitness Health and Diet Tips says:
      9/20/2006 at 1:36 pm

      How to jump start a new healthy lifestyle…

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    41. » Happier Life says:
      9/20/2006 at 2:34 pm

      [...] This is in response to Group writing Project “How To”. A big thank you to Darren Rowse for organising this writing project. [...]

    42. SIM Cooks | Cooking Tips | Easy Recipes » How to look like you have been cooking the whole day says:
      9/20/2006 at 2:41 pm

      [...] [This article title was inspired by the Group Writing Project at ProBlogger.] [...]

    43. Gaijindo » Blog Archive » How to find your style -Martial Art for smart people says:
      9/20/2006 at 3:08 pm

      [...] This post is in the “How to” writing competition project from ProBlogger.net Related articles: [...]

    44. Mark Choon » Love your passion and money will roll in says:
      9/20/2006 at 4:34 pm

      [...] 15. The final and all important step of this how-to. DO IT! (that doesn’t need any explanation now does it?) p.s. I wrote this and am taking part in a blogger project on How-to posts. Check it out here Related Links: [...]

    45. 88 More ‘How To’ Articles - Group Writing Project Submission Part 2 says:
      9/20/2006 at 6:31 pm

      [...] It’s day 2 of this week’s group writing project and below you’ll find another 88 submissions (a total of 151 so far in the full list). [...]

    46. » How to Whip up a Last-Minute Romantic Dinner, with Little More than Mold in your Fridge - RedneckHealth.com - Health tips and advice for the commonest of men. says:
      9/20/2006 at 6:46 pm

      [...] Further Reading: For more “How to” lists, please see Darren Rowse’s post here.  He has a great site for anyone interested in the topic of blogging, and this particular post is a group writing project. We’re participating in this one for the first time.  [...]

    47. German Impressions » How To Tease A German says:
      9/20/2006 at 7:04 pm

      [...] If you make it to point eight without a fist in your face, your vis-à-vis is either deaf or no real German. If you like, you might carry out a test, but you will have to bear the consequences… This is my contribution to ProBlogger’s new Group Writing Project. I recommend to check out the other submissions as well, because you can discover some great articles there! Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

    48. Prioritization and Procrastination says:
      9/20/2006 at 8:30 pm

      [...] How-To group writing project. [...]

    49. Mooiness! » You too can be an efficient blog stalker says:
      9/20/2006 at 9:40 pm

      [...] This is written as part of the latest Problogger Group Writing Project. [...]

    50. The Blog Columnist » How to Cure your Blogging Addiction in 7 Easy Steps says:
      9/20/2006 at 10:51 pm

      [...] Note: aside from being a great post this is also a shameless way to get in on Darren’s Group Writing Project and be in the running for some snazzy prizes. Check out the 63 How-To’s from Day 1 … Share this Post with any of these Social Bookmarking sites:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]