You may have noticed a new bar at the bottom of your screen when you’re browsing Slate blogs and articles. It’s called the Meebo bar, and it’s going to make it easier for you to share your favorite Slate content with your social network. To Digg, Stumble, or “like” a page on Facebook, just click on the appropriate buttons on the bar. If you’d like to share an article on Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, or Google Buzz, or if you’d like to e-mail it to a friend, click on “Share Page,” and the icons will appear. It’s not just articles that are sharable. If you love the photograph of Barack Obama walking his dog or an illustration by Mark Alan Stamaty, simply drop and drag: Click on the image and drag it to whatever service you want to use to share.
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