In 2006 I began working to create a generic 
sharing 
icon that would be suitable for actions related to social bookmarking, memetrackers, etc. like the Share This plugin for WordPress.
This is the final design, shown alongside its peer icons for Feeds and OPML respectively.
The Share Icon is now owned by ShareThis and is available under the same open source licenses I originally released it under. Visit the Share Icon Project web site.
Here are blog posts on the topic:
- Does Share This Need an Icon?
- “Share This” Icon Concept #1
- “Share This” Icon Concept #2
- RSS, OPML, Tag, Bookmark Icons
And more on del.icio.us and Flickr.
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Last modified: 2008-04-03 16:30:11 GMT
Felipe adds this Comment:
I like it, but… how can it be a standard icon for sharing???
Is there an organization to do that or it becomes a standard when people start using it a lot?
December 12th, 2006 at 6:53 pm
wade adds this Comment:
I think it becomes standard once enough people adopt it. I’ll be implementing this on my site within the next few weeks. It looks MUCH better than the icon buffet currently displayed at the bottom of many people’s blog posts.
December 23rd, 2006 at 2:36 pm
I am developer. Hear me code. » Blog Archive » “Share-It” from AlexKing installed adds this Pingback:
[…] Looks like a handy tool. “Share-It” is installed. […]
December 28th, 2006 at 11:18 pm
Polle de Maagt adds this Comment:
Love the icon, added it on my blog (Dutch language alert).
January 6th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Plugins I use - Part 1 at deanjrobinson.com adds this Pingback:
[…] add your post to their favourite social bookmarking site. Share This also implements the ‘Share Icon‘ project (shareicons.com), where the goal was to “create a generic […]
January 7th, 2007 at 4:30 am
Share This Plugin at mind of mufasa adds this Pingback:
[…] your content via social bookmarking sites and/or e-mailing the post to a friend. This supports the Share Icon project. You can see it in action on my […]
January 13th, 2007 at 2:22 am
Alex King’s Share This | Strategic Blogging adds this Pingback:
[…] has also started a campaign to codify the Share This icon for use when sharing a page in much the same way the new RSS icon has been in identifying and […]
January 14th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Share This: A WordPress Plug-in (David Louis Edelman’s Blog) adds this Pingback:
[…] Look at the gray bar underneath the headline of any article on this site. Along with “permanent link,” “comments,” and “trackback,” there’s now a “share this” link. Click it and give it a whirl. (If you’re viewing this article on LiveJournal, MySpace, or SFNovelists, you can look at the screen shot to the right instead. Or view this article on my WordPress blog.) The Share This plug-in is a godsend, because it eliminates the bane of so many blogs and websites these days: the growing clutter of Web 2.0 link buttons. We’ve all seen them. They’ve spread throughout the footers and sidebars of the World Wide Web like kudzu. Alex’s plug-in takes the whole kit-n-caboodle and tucks it nicely in a dynamic pop-up. Look, ma, no mess! The list is fairly easy to configure if you’re comfortable editing a well-commented PHP document. You can use the list of other social web-type services found on 3spots’ list of blog footer buttons. Obviously I don’t have accounts with all these services, so all y’all blog readers will have to let me know if there’s a button that’s misbehaving. And let me know if there are any services I’m missing. So far, the plug-in seems to be working extraordinarily well, and I can only hope it will allow my blog to continue to grow and dominate the blogosphere. Perhaps next year, I’ll look back at all the rival bloggers I’ve mercilessly slain on the field of Technorati and have Alex King to thank for it. (Hopefully Mr. King will even forgive me for grayscaling his nice standardized share icon.) […]
January 15th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Now You Can Share My Blog With Others With The Share This Plug-In | Hannes Johnson dot Com adds this Pingback:
[…] just installed a cool plug-in that is called Share This by Alex King. The plug-in adds a link to all my posts that enables my readers to add the post to […]
January 15th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Giovy’s Blog » Le ultime novità dal mondo WordPress adds this Pingback:
[…] vari servizi di social bookmark, raggruppandole sotto un’unica icona (il suo progetto "Share Icon").L’installazione è semplicissima e molto ben documentata nel documento allegato al […]
January 23rd, 2007 at 3:15 am
512 Megas » Compártelo y adiós a los 3mil botoncitos adds this Pingback:
[…] Ver | Página oficial de Share This - Ver | Traducción al español del plugin para […]
January 25th, 2007 at 9:23 am
Share This è in italiano at Boliboop adds this Pingback:
[…] per WordPress viene tradotto in italiano ed adattato alle esigenze nostrane. Parlo del plugin Share This di Alex King che è stato tradotto da Davidonzo e anche ampliato, aggiungendo le icone di Segnalo e […]
January 25th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Lifestream - Could it be the next big thing? at krynsky.com adds this Pingback:
[…] With all the buzz I see surrounding Lifestreams, I think they are going to start spreading like fire. I plan to follow it’s progress as well as becoming an evangelist for them. Perhaps someone can start to design an icon standard which seems to help in the adoption much like what is being proposed for OPML and Share This. […]
February 18th, 2007 at 1:52 am
Matt Ellsworth adds this Comment:
This is pretty cool - i’m gonna look into it as a replacement for sociable
March 2nd, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Comunicazioni Network Mioblog.net » Disponibile plugin Condividi / Segnala a un amico adds this Pingback:
[…] Il plugin è già disponibile, per tutti i blog presenti (creati o che verranno creati) su questa piattaforma, è necessario solamente attivarlo: basta entrare nel vostro pannello di controllo, cliccare su Plugins, e nell’elenco dei plugin disponibili - in corrispondenza della riga Condividi - cliccare su “Clicca per attivare”. Fatto. Da questo momento ogni vostro post (anche quelli passati) avranno il link Condividi (ringraziamo Davidonzo per la versione italianizzata, originale by AlexKing) […]
March 17th, 2007 at 4:43 am
Mondo Blog » Blog Archive » plugin Condividi per WordPress adds this Pingback:
[…] Share it è un plugin che permette di visualizzare un link alla fine di ogni articolo del vostro blog tramite il quale segnalare il post ai network di social bookmarking (tecnorati, digg, delicious, ecc.) oppure di segnalare la pagina ad un amico. Condividi è la versione italianizzata, che permette di segnalare i posts sui network italiani OkNotizie.it e Segnalo (di Alice). La versione italiana è disponibile qui […]
March 17th, 2007 at 5:44 am
Tweaks For Readers, For Search, For Social Media :: Unintentionally Blank adds this Pingback:
[…] a good idea and that is exactly what is happening with Alex King’s Share This plugin (and the Share icon project). I have decided to implement it here to add options to anyone who really appreciates my posts and […]
March 29th, 2007 at 12:17 am
0813.DK » Share this adds this Pingback:
[…] Alex King is a busy guy and lots of interesting things are going on over at his site. Also worth checking out is his work on generic sharing icons. […]
April 5th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
All Things Digital | alexking.org adds this Pingback:
[…] plugin. Of course, Om’s plugin is actually my plugin - it’s great to see the plugin and the icon getting traction in such high profile […]
April 26th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Have you explored the “Share This” button? | annie oakley of pecos adds this Pingback:
[…] For those of you who have a blog and would like this feature, you can download it at Alex King’s website. […]
May 4th, 2007 at 3:07 am
Adding Fleck to ShareThis plugin | Squio.blog adds this Pingback:
[…] You may have noticed that I just added one of those immensely popular social bookmark sharing plugins to this blog. It is called ShareThis, developed by Alex King. I especially love the stylish, RDF-like Share This icon. […]
May 7th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Karneval außerhalb der närrischen Zeit « Plugins, Link-Indication, Blog, Gallery, Plugin, Link, This, Wunsch « News Splitter Blog adds this Pingback:
[…] alle Blogger, die gerne ihre Berichte mit anderen teilen möchten bietet Share This eine in meinen Augen optisch schöne Einbindung von Social Bookmarks. Und wer beim Einbau des […]
May 14th, 2007 at 5:56 am
tricky adds this Comment:
Can you release a vector version of your logo?
June 3rd, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Alex adds this Comment:
Try clicking the big Download button.
June 3rd, 2007 at 10:14 pm
tricky adds this Comment:
Hehe… on a side note, that button camouflages under your layout
June 6th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Simplificer sociale bookmarks « WordPress Tips adds this Pingback:
[…] Han har designet et ikon, der symboliserer alle de sociale websteder over én kam. Idéen er at det helst skal gå hen og […]
June 18th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Sharing Family Fun at Friendly Family Fun adds this Pingback:
[…] no article about sharing family fun would be complete without Share This, which provides that lovely green button that you can play with now. Go on - press it. You know you […]
June 25th, 2007 at 3:31 am
V e l o s o p h i e » Blog Archive » Neu in der Blogosphäre? adds this Pingback:
[…] Bookmarks: Wenn du magst, empfehle einen Artikel weiter. Setze dazu Lesezeichen mit “Share this”. […]
July 4th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Aktuelle News Neu Die Augen des Herzens adds this Pingback:
[…] Comment on Share Icon by Velosophie » Blog Archive » Neu in der …[…] Bookmarks: Wenn du magst, empfehle einen Artikel weiter. Setze dazu Lesezeichen mit “Share this?. […] « Bäcker - Neun Länder sind dabei underwear for gay men - Herrenmode und Underwear g nstig bestellen … » […]
July 5th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Aktuelle News Neu netto24 Blog: Jetzt neu: 3D Produkteansicht adds this Pingback:
[…] Comment on Share Icon by Velosophie » Blog Archive » Neu in der …[…] Bookmarks: Wenn du magst, empfehle einen Artikel weiter. Setze dazu Lesezeichen mit “Share this?. […] […]
July 5th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Mika adds this Comment:
lovely!… can this also be used on blogger?…
thank you.
July 12th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Lawn of the Month » Share This Icon adds this Pingback:
[…] added a nifty little “Share This” button courtesy of AlexKing.org. It gets clipped by embedded video, so sometimes it is awkward to use, but overall it’s […]
July 22nd, 2007 at 1:51 pm
joana adds this Comment:
What about personal sites?, not blogs, I mean.
July 25th, 2007 at 4:43 am
Jay Meattle adds this Comment:
Inspired by the incredibly popular “Share This” wordpress plug-in — The Shareaholic extension for Firefox makes it easy for you to submit the web page you’re viewing to digg, del.icio.us, facebook, google bookmarks, reddit and stumbleupon. If you prefer, you can also e-mail the web page to a friend.
Check it out at http://shareaholic.com !
August 7th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Aggiornamento Plugin “Share This” at Sergio G. Caredda adds this Pingback:
[…] da ogni pagina cliccando sul link “Condividi questo post”. Questo plugin permette di condividere il singolo post via email, oppure di segnalarlo ad uno dei tanti siti di “social […]
August 12th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Hazman Aziz » Blog Archive » Updates adds this Pingback:
[…] a share icon to this […]
August 18th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Steve Nurse adds this Comment:
I am new to blogging however I recognise this symbol already… which constitutes a ‘generic icon’ to me.
September 15th, 2007 at 4:56 am
Version 25 - There, It’s done. | Markus Langenfeld adds this Pingback:
[…] up is the Share This link under each post which is another Alex King plug-in that supports the Share Icon Project, this will be nice for many of the reviews that are getting posted here that people might want to […]
September 15th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
Google Enters Social Bookmarking space - Digg and Stumble Upon better watchout adds this Pingback:
[…] by Google Bookmarket is the same as in the ‘ShareThis’ Wordpress plugin by Alex King from the Share Icon project. Functionality provided is also the silmilar to Alex King’s ‘Share This’ […]
September 20th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Google Gets In On Social Bookmarking adds this Pingback:
[…] Bookmarket is the same as in the ‘ShareThis’ Wordpress plugin by Alex King from the Share Icon project. Functionality provided is also the silmilar to Alex King’s ‘Share This’ […]
September 20th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
fullfilth adds this Comment:
can I use this with blogspot?
September 21st, 2007 at 8:46 am
Google Using the Share Icon | alexking.org adds this Pingback:
[…] written in to tell me, yesterday Google launched a social bookmarking/sharing service that uses the Share Icon. This is excellent. The Share Icon has been showing up in all sorts of places - it is, as hoped, […]
September 21st, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Google Shared Stuff & Share This Icon Project adds this Pingback:
[…] of Alex’s projects is the Share Icon which apart from that linked post also has its own (more or less empty) Share Icon Project domain. […]
September 25th, 2007 at 8:58 am
Development Research » Blog Archive » Add Share This adds this Pingback:
[…] on this, I have added in a “Share This” function. This tool is created and initialed by Alex King’s Share This […]
September 27th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Aston adds this Comment:
Nice icon! I’ll be using this on my own website. I’ve been looking for a “share” icon and was playing around with hands, but it just didn’t look right, especially for a 16×16 icon. This scales down quite nicely.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:23 am
Share this icoon · Bakkel dot com adds this Pingback:
[…] te delen op Delicious of ekudos en de meeste zijn echt niet om aan te zien. Alex King heeft nu een nieuw icoon ontwikkeld en via een website worden en regels opgesteld voor het gebruik van de icoon en waar en hoe te […]
October 10th, 2007 at 12:31 am
Simplificer sociale bookmarks « WordPress Tips adds this Pingback:
[…] Han har designet et ikon, der symboliserer alle de sociale websteder over én kam. Idéen er at det helst skal gå hen og […]
October 11th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Dennison Uy - Graphic Designer adds this Comment:
Found this site through StumbleUpon. Excellent icon. I am already seeing its widespread adoption on the net.
October 20th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
New Social Bookmarking Applied: ShareThis at Theoblogical adds this Pingback:
[…] your content via social bookmarking sites and/or e-mailing the post to a friend. This supports the Share Icon project. You can see it in action on my […]
November 3rd, 2007 at 9:14 am
» Language Translation Icon adds this Pingback:
[…] all need a recognized icon to represent “translate this.” We’ve got one for feeds and social bookmarking, but where’s our translate icon? A lot of folks simply use flags, but that’s a bad idea […]
December 13th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Vince LaMonica adds this Comment:
Just an FYI, but the download link to the icon returns a 404.
February 19th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Greg Loesch adds this Comment:
Yeah, I’m getting a 404, too. I’d like to use this plug-in!
March 8th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Alex adds this Comment:
Sorry about that, the download is fixed again.
March 13th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Share This o la Version Chola de Compartelo « BlinkList, También, GoogleBookMarks, YahooMyWeb, Wong, Technorati, Download-Manager, Premiere « Latino-Blog.Com adds this Pingback:
[…] quede Claro desde un principio mio no ES, el original es de Alex King sobre la basis de su Plugin y con Iconos quien sabe de donde lo ENCHOLE y le meti Web latinas y […]
March 17th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
System Updates | Hazman Aziz adds this Pingback:
[…] a share icon to this site. Sphere: Related […]
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:16 am