Tuesday, June 23, 2009

ReFrame It!

I've been checking out an interesting FireFox Extension called ReFrame It. It allows any FireFox user to add the reframeit extension, then leave comments on any web page. Other reframeit users can see the comments when they go to the same pages, and add comments on the comments left by others. It essentially allows for commenting on web pages--you can even highlight specific parts of any web page to comment on a specific part of the page.

The disadvantages are that only other reframeit users can see the comments you left or make their own, and that it only works in FireFox. So at present, we have a tool which allows a group (think any group, team, family, or community) to share comments on any web page in the context of the web page. Even in its present form, it has a lot of potential. However, if widely adopted, the entire web could become commentable.

I played with it to add comments to the FamilySearch Wiki Home page-- see screen capture. We got a comment from a third party (the first two comments were me and my wife) which actually led to a change on the Wiki Home page. Not a bad idea...

See reframeit.com.

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