But do these buttons work? It\u2019s hard to say. What we know for sure is that these magic buttons promote their own brands \u2014 and that they tend to make you look a little desperate. Not too desperate, just a little bit\u2026<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t worry. These buttons will vanish. The previous wave of buttons for Delicious and Digg and Co. vanished, Facebook and Twitter and G+ might vanish or they might survive, but the buttons will vanish for sure. Or do you seriously think that in ten years we will still have those buttons on every page? No, right? Why, because you already know as a user that they\u2019re not that great. So why not get rid of them now? Because \u201cthey\u2019re not doing any harm\u201d? Are you sure?<\/p>\n
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