What a waste of time. It's a background. The only people paying for this plug-in will be other self-promoting marketeers.
People obsessed with backgrounds are missing the real point -- Twitter is about making meaningful connections. Quality, not quantity. And the people using Twitter to make those meaningful connections? Most use alternate Twitter clients and will never see your background anyway.
Covering this nonsense gives too much credibility to a shoddy idea.
gagahput3ra
· 4 months ago
This is basically a marketer's masturbation tool.
Adam Struve
· 4 months ago
Not really anyway to do this other than how they are doing it. Doesn't seem worth it. Maybe twitter will implement a feature like that on their own that lets you select parts of your background image to be hyperlinks.
paul
· 4 months ago
It is now FREE to join - so how do you all feel about it now!?
HenryGale
· 4 months ago
What a good idea... it's a shame NOONE will ever use it.
Horrible implementation. You need firefox and an Add On to see these links.
I'd prefer a static page. Twitter is not MySpace (yet)
Wikus du Plessis
· 4 months ago
Purchase? That's pretty lame. Have to use Firefox? That would be pretty lame for many people as well.
Todd Defren
· 4 months ago
First off, so ya'll know: it's working for ALL BROWSERS, not just Firefox. With that out of the way, if this were free, would you LOVE the idea? Just curious. We're listening.
Miguel
· 4 months ago
Clickable backgrounds is a good idea, making people install add-ons makes it lame though, and I don't care if they charge, I would pay for this if it already worked on all browsers.
I think twitter should add this feature and charge for it.
StoneCS
· 4 months ago
Didn't you even read the post or at least the comment right above you, it does work on all browsers.
This sounds pretty cool. I don't mind adding a plugin, I've already got a couple for other features that make Twitter more functional. Like the Bitly Preview plugin that shows the cloaked link and click stats and Power Twitter adds a half a dozen or so extras to Twitter.
The best thing I can think of to get around the add on requirement is to get the word out. The more people using this themselves means more that will be set up to click on your page. I'll definitely tweet about it a few times. B)>
Miguel
· 4 months ago
Did you read my comment?, I said "...if it ALREADY...", as in no installation of anything is required.
So, a better alternative is an add on that can recognize links in ALL images, like android's bar code scan.
Parry Headrick
· 4 months ago
We listened. We learned. The service is now 100% FREE on ALL browsers. Once you've tried it, we think you'll like it.
James F.
· 4 months ago
I agree with you. A free version.. hm... ideas ideas.
Great idea, horrible implantation. Most people are still on IE, or won't have said plugin. Not to mention that the majority of people access Twitter via a mobile device.
John Arl
· 4 months ago
Some people would complain, if they were hung with a new rope. Not sure most people use IE at home. Their lock is in corporate IT. At home, for me, it has been Firefox for years. Also flirted with Chrome but no form filler, no John.
My concern with this, is I tried to install a lot of times and not making progress.
averagejoe
· 4 months ago
I got excited for a millisecond there... You are not going to install an add-on app just to be able to click twitter backgrounds LOL.
What a waste of time and money, find that business case and scribble 'Will not work on the front' before they waste more money!
Imran Jafri
· 4 months ago
i would call this service total failure why on earth i would pay for service that require a greasemonkey script to have my background clickable. It just does not make sense Since noone would be able to click links on my background w/o that goddamn script.
devolute
· 4 months ago
You woudn't pay for it, but loads of 32609782 friend 'SEO experts' would!
David
· 4 months ago
im an SEO Expert and i wouldnt even want this
devolute
· 4 months ago
I said 'SEO Expert', not SEO Expert
Miguel
· 4 months ago
LOL, yeah I bet those 'experts' would.
Florian Hoppe
· 4 months ago
Not the best way. I even get no information about this add-on.
Sebastian Fleischer
· 4 months ago
how lame is that?
Luke, Reach Students
· 4 months ago
They've got their pricing model waayy wrong. Give it free to get maximum uptake and then introduce premium features later down the line. ClickableNow isn't going anywhere at $20.
leliathomas
· 4 months ago
A service like this is a bit like preaching to the choir. Only a few people would have the right tools to enable the click, and those would be the exact people you didn't want to market to (your competitors, no doubt).
More link options are definitely needed in Twitter, particularly in the bio section of the sidebar, but it will only be good when Twitter itself enables this. Everything else is going to be just "off" from what is needed, particularly for less savvy users.
will
· 4 months ago
I am surprised you even bothered to post this. what a waste of time. the chance of someone visiting your page and having the plugin install are ZERO.
Pay? You would have to pay me to waste my time installing this useless service.
nabblogger
· 4 months ago
What is that "Cloudlet" thing under his avatar? I've never seen that on Twitter before.
jvasko
· 4 months ago
You should do a survey of your readers to find out how many people actually find this useful, especially at $20 when everything else on the Internet is free. This post will be deeply buried in your archives in 6 months with no chance of resurfacing if they actually want to charge for this service at the start.
Steven Finch
· 4 months ago
This is just pointless because you have to install a script before it even becomes clickable! Only a small percentage will have the script installed.
JoeMescher
· 4 months ago
JailBreak:
Who will be the first to 'Unlock' the Links on Twitter for the rest of us?
You know it's coming...
Gaby
· 4 months ago
No one's going to pay $20 to be able to click someone else's links and I also don't think the people using it to make their own links clickable will have much interest in other people's links via the service. So really people paying for this won't get much of a benefit.
It's a nice idea, but I don't think it can be done without the massive flaw of people having to have the same add-on.
Darren
· 4 months ago
LAME! Yet another example of someone jumping the gun to try and bring something to Twitter in order to make $$, when Twitter themselves are most definitely working on clickable features on profile pages.
cheth
· 4 months ago
I need this! :) wish it wasnt a paid service..
Tim Latham
· 4 months ago
Sorry, I have to agree with most others here. As a Dragon would say "I'm out". Don't use any more of your time or money developing this.
rhys howell
· 4 months ago
It shouldn't be called "clickable now" it should be clickableperhaps(justdownloadthefirefoxaddonasothatyoucanclickonyourownlinks)
Bios Element
· 4 months ago
Oh lookey, A scam! I mean really, Who would spend 20 bucks just for clickly links that no one can use? Exactly.
Wayne Smallman
· 4 months ago
I was asked by a friend ( @sciencebase ) if it was possible to add links to Twitter backgrounds. I said yes, but it'd involve an Add-on, or a Greasemonkey script. Sadly I was right, because there's no better way around this.
JessanDunnOtis
· 4 months ago
Sa-weet! Thanks for this.
Kudos!
Mr. I
· 4 months ago
Good Idea but lame implementation! Who told them that everyone in world uses FireFox? I do not use it and I will not start using it(let alone adding a plugin) just to click backgrounds!
meh
· 4 months ago
Its only a matter of time before any decent developer releases the exact same thing, but without the fee. Who wants to pay twenty bucks for something that most likely wont work with 90% of tweeps.
phpcollection
· 4 months ago
Bad model !, people purchasing the background , Lolz, Lame
d
· 4 months ago
'clickablenow' not found on twitter 'find people' search, so, how can people follow if it's not on there? maybe check things b4 you post or give the specific tname or link to it somewhere in your article. you linked to their website, but not their twitter page. this was not worth my time spent. has happened more than a few times here at mashable. this time i took a minute to say so. next time, may not hit link at all.
StoneCS
· 4 months ago
Did you think to go to their website? ...and look for a link that says "Follow Us"?
It's amazing! It's the first thing you see below the header.
Smug Baldy
· 4 months ago
Here's an idea. If you're a business, post compelling, relevant information on your site and then make your tweets helpful, valuable, and provide links back to your amazingly interesting site. That way, you can get by with a shitty background until Twitter comes up with a way that lets us do this in any browser without plugins.
Dave Durbin
· 4 months ago
The Smug one says it all. While the idea for this app/plugin/whatever is great, it is not new. The business of business is business. Until it satisfies that requirement, We pass.
Parry Headrick
· 4 months ago
IMPORTANT: The script can be downloaded in Internet Explorer and Firefox, folks.
Maxim
· 4 months ago
Another example of tying to make money for nothing useful on twitter, in the end you gain nothing from it, like so many twitter bandwagon merchants snake oil and twitter fools who fall for this crap... and that's crap :)
Maxim
· 4 months ago
Another example of tying to make money for nothing useful on twitter, in the end you gain nothing from it, like so many twitter bandwagon merchants snake oil and twitter fools who fall for this crap... and that's crap :)
Daniel
· 4 months ago
I hope I get an invite. It'll inspire me to re-do my Twitter background!
lars
· 4 months ago
this is pretty useless... somebody got time left to spend
jorgeavilam
· 4 months ago
Marketers would need to have their target market using firefox, not likely. Most no-savvy users are still on IE (will be there until somebody installs something different ;P)
Shannon Whitley
· 4 months ago
Hey everyone,
I'm the developer for ClickableNow. Thanks to Jennifer for writing this article, but I did want to clarify a few things. You can view ClickableNow links for FREE. You don't pay anything for the ClickableNow viewer.
ClickableNow has been tested with the following browsers:
Firefox IE Google Chrome Opera
There is a ClickableNow add-on for Firefox. We also have an add-on for Internet Explorer, and there is a Greasemonkey script that has been tested with Google Chrome and Opera. The Greasemonkey script should also work with other browsers that support Greasemonkey (such as Safari). This is a very simple add-on. You install it, forget it and go.
Many people have chimed in with their first impressions. I wasn't bullish on the idea when I was first introduced to it either. I didn't even have a Twitter background. That all changed for me when I started viewing clickable backgrounds. For the first time in my two years with Twitter, I loaded up a background. After I created the clickable links, the background became an important part of my profile. I think it's pretty cool. Give it a try first, and then I'd love to hear your feedback.
Lori Robinson
· 4 months ago
I love this idea! Definitly giving it a try...marketing dream. Thanks for listening and making it free. :-)
jstratford
· 4 months ago
It's a start and would be a definite advantage as long as masses of people signup for it. It'll be interesting to see if there will be enough of the Firefox users who will adopt this.
For me the price point is to high for a service that needs many people to subscribe before it's of value. The launch with a free or limited time offer would've been a better idea.
bloggeruser
· 4 months ago
This is great but still would have been more great if this service was free to use and was for all browsers.
Akmal Wardak
· 4 months ago
this is the biggest bullshit i have ever seen.
bhartzer
· 4 months ago
I don't get it. Why not just tweet the links?
Stephen Robinson
· 4 months ago
Pointless, doesn't help anyone, people who aren't going to add links aren't going to use it.
paramendra
· 4 months ago
No thanks.
Kathy Condon
· 4 months ago
Thanks for keeping us up-to-date on this stuff. Been looking for a simple way to do it -- and your usual useful blog came through again.
Stupid. I don't see this service lasting too long........
Silencio Barnes
· 4 months ago
@all it seems the service is now in fact free - I read about it here and went to check it out just to see - and they said they listened, and the service is now free of charge - I used it, seems to work - downloaded the greasemonkey script - check it out - unfortunately, I'm at work and my monitor resolution is set and I can't change it, so I couldn't get to all of my links :'-(
Yes please let us know when its avail on ALL browsers. I use IE and Chrome only. And , it should be available on all or whats the point... :) Its almost a good idea,,, better still why doesn't twitter let us design our on CSS/HTML background like MYSPACE does so that WE control the image the content the whole sha bang? (Now thats a great Idea) No more 3rd party apps, I mean its getting as bad as Facebook. I just want to Twitter :)
Todd Defren
· 4 months ago
@SocialPOPStars - it works with all browsers; that point was missed in original article. )
Shadowbat aka Scotty
· 4 months ago
It's free now, great. But I am concerned about how social media might be ruining people's ability to read. I saw comments from readers saying how lame it was that you would have to pay to click on other people's links and how it would only work on Firefox. The article said neither of those things. People don't read anymore, they skim. I double-read the article just to make sure I wasn't mistaken before I posted this.
Parry Headrick
· 4 months ago
The service is now FREE! We listened, we learned, and are now offering the service 100 percent free of change. You can now make your twitter backgrounds clickable. Try it out.
Chris
· 4 months ago
The service is actually now FREE - but it looks to be only compatible with firefox... I'm running it on my background - @thechrisjordan
GrowClick
· 4 months ago
very interesting. gonna have to add that to my profile possibly.
GregL
· 4 months ago
Wow the power of people talking (and complaining) and a company listening. It's been interesting reading through the comments. I have to feel a little bad for the developer, some people have been quite harsh. I'm sure those same people are working hard to develop awesome upcoming software that's gonna revolutionize the world. :)
I think the idea is great. Sure the downloading a script part is a hurdle. Maybe in the future it will be wrapped into a much more common FF download so more people will have it...or even incorporated into FF 4.0. I'm gonna definitely keep an eye on ClickableNow and see what they come up with in the future. I applaud them for their efforts thus far!
Charlie Brown
· 4 months ago
If the creator wasn't so peer pressured from the comments, I'm sure this would have gone through with success. It's almost as if you compare it to the Apple iPhone and its applications, not all the applications are FREE.
At the moment it's free. We have HOW TO videos for Safari and Firefox. http://bit.ly/Yb4Cm Rock on Shiftcomm.com!
bounce house
· 4 months ago
WOW, this is great news..... you are the best source of info out there! Thanks!
bounce house
· 4 months ago
Clickable background on Twitter... I love it... I will give it a go! Thanks Mashable for the info!
EC (Lisa) Stewart
· 4 months ago
Awesome!!
insan_art
· 4 months ago
Hmmm....I see the problems with this, mainly getting others to download the add-on to be able to click your links. Well, while you're at it adding links to your profile, why not throw a link on there for folks to get the add-on? The more it is spread, the more it will be used. Now that it is free, I don't see what it would hurt to try it?
slym
· 4 months ago
This sounds really great, today Twitter is the hottest thing on web, this facility will open new window of opportunity for bloggers and site owners who look after for good links and connections.
davidbates
· 4 months ago
I believe this to be a radical way to add clickable links... Since it's free I am going to do it simply because there is no other way to add links on there. The best way would of course be for twitter to provide some conditional html control over the background but then they open themselves up to become the next myspace with active-x creatures roaming about :)
I am for one glad that this company saw a need, though outside of the box, and delivered a product to help....
Thanks David Bates
davidbates
· 4 months ago
I believe this to be a radical way to add clickable links... Since it's free I am going to do it simply because there is no other way to add links on there. The best way would of course be for twitter to provide some conditional html control over the background but then they open themselves up to become the next myspace with active-x creatures roaming about :)
I am for one glad that this company saw a need, though outside of the box, and delivered a product to help....
Thanks David Bates
Blue_Chi
· 4 months ago
I can't believe they even considered charging people for this. Nobody is going to install the plugin. What's next? Install a plug-in to have a functional music player on your Twitter profile?
Chris
· 3 months ago
That seems like a really useless feature, having to get users to install a firefox addon just to use the links... how is that good advertising for people with links on their pages?
nbr92
· 3 months ago
Use Bamason.com Coupons, Promo Codes, Coupon Codes, money off Coupon Codes. Bamason Discount offers and Free Shipping Coupons. Promotional Codes, online Coupons, Voucher Codes, Deals, Promtions, Bamason.com Coupon Codes, Bargains, great discounts and Bamason Clearance sale, Rebates, Promo Code, Discounts,free shipping codes, Promotional Coupons, Bamason online Coupon codes , Vouchers, discount code, rebate coupon codes, Special discount Coupon Offers From Bamason.com
Cristian Silva
· 3 months ago
Software de Historias Clínicas. Programas para consultorios odontológicos, ginecológicos, obstétricos, pediátricos, traumatológicos, kinésicos y adaptable a todas las especialidades. Descargue una versión de prueba desde www.cristian-silva.com.ar
Cristian Silva
· 3 months ago
Software de Historias Clínicas. Programas para consultorios odontológicos, ginecológicos, obstétricos, pediátricos, traumatológicos, kinésicos y adaptable a todas las especialidades. Descargue una versión de prueba desde www.cristian-silva.com.ar
villa stone
· 3 months ago
We listened. We learned. The service is now 100% FREE on ALL browsers. Once you've tried it, we think you'll like it.
Forget about the background image links. Connect all of your sites to your twitter web link, one click! @ www.itsmyurls.com (beta), try it out, pls RT. New site design and functionalities coming in the next few weeks after official launch, feedback welcome @itsmyurls or @hustle247 <---me
All Comments
People obsessed with backgrounds are missing the real point -- Twitter is about making meaningful connections. Quality, not quantity. And the people using Twitter to make those meaningful connections? Most use alternate Twitter clients and will never see your background anyway.
Covering this nonsense gives too much credibility to a shoddy idea.
Horrible implementation. You need firefox and an Add On to see these links.
I'd prefer a static page. Twitter is not MySpace (yet)
I think twitter should add this feature and charge for it.
This sounds pretty cool. I don't mind adding a plugin, I've already got a couple for other features that make Twitter more functional. Like the Bitly Preview plugin that shows the cloaked link and click stats and Power Twitter adds a half a dozen or so extras to Twitter.
The best thing I can think of to get around the add on requirement is to get the word out. The more people using this themselves means more that will be set up to click on your page. I'll definitely tweet about it a few times. B)>
So, a better alternative is an add on that can recognize links in ALL images, like android's bar code scan.
James F.
Owner, TwitterBackground.com - Free Twitter backgrounds
James F.
TwitterBackground.com - Free Twitter backgrounds
My concern with this, is I tried to install a lot of times and not making progress.
What a waste of time and money, find that business case and scribble 'Will not work on the front' before they waste more money!
More link options are definitely needed in Twitter, particularly in the bio section of the sidebar, but it will only be good when Twitter itself enables this. Everything else is going to be just "off" from what is needed, particularly for less savvy users.
Pay? You would have to pay me to waste my time installing this useless service.
Who will be the first to 'Unlock' the Links on Twitter for the rest of us?
You know it's coming...
It's a nice idea, but I don't think it can be done without the massive flaw of people having to have the same add-on.
Kudos!
It's amazing! It's the first thing you see below the header.
I'm the developer for ClickableNow. Thanks to Jennifer for writing this article, but I did want to clarify a few things. You can view ClickableNow links for FREE. You don't pay anything for the ClickableNow viewer.
ClickableNow has been tested with the following browsers:
Firefox
IE
Google Chrome
Opera
There is a ClickableNow add-on for Firefox. We also have an add-on for Internet Explorer, and there is a Greasemonkey script that has been tested with Google Chrome and Opera. The Greasemonkey script should also work with other browsers that support Greasemonkey (such as Safari). This is a very simple add-on. You install it, forget it and go.
Many people have chimed in with their first impressions. I wasn't bullish on the idea when I was first introduced to it either. I didn't even have a Twitter background. That all changed for me when I started viewing clickable backgrounds. For the first time in my two years with Twitter, I loaded up a background. After I created the clickable links, the background became an important part of my profile. I think it's pretty cool. Give it a try first, and then I'd love to hear your feedback.
For me the price point is to high for a service that needs many people to subscribe before it's of value. The launch with a free or limited time offer would've been a better idea.
http://www.kathycondons.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/silenciobarnes
I think the idea is great. Sure the downloading a script part is a hurdle. Maybe in the future it will be wrapped into a much more common FF download so more people will have it...or even incorporated into FF 4.0. I'm gonna definitely keep an eye on ClickableNow and see what they come up with in the future. I applaud them for their efforts thus far!
http://toptwitterthemes.com | Twitter Backgrounds, News, Reviews
Kudos!
Rock on Shiftcomm.com!
I am for one glad that this company saw a need, though outside of the box, and delivered a product to help....
Thanks
David Bates
I am for one glad that this company saw a need, though outside of the box, and delivered a product to help....
Thanks
David Bates
welcome to http://www.tiffanyonlinestore.us/