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Wibiya: Social Networking Toolbars for Websites and Blogs

Here at Crenk we are testing out a new product called Wibiya. Wibiya provides a tool bar in which you can see at the bottom of the Crenk, which easily allows our readers to navigate through our site and share articles they think are news worthy. Currently, Wibiya is in private beta testing but we thought we would preview their toolbar and see what our readers thought of their product.

Once you head over to Wibiya and get accepted into their beta program you are able to easily and quickly setup your toolbar.

wibiya-toolbar

You can first select the style of toolbar in which they have an option of about 20 to choose from. After that you can choose which additions you want to to add to the toolbar itself, twitter, facebook, recent posts, random posts, etc.

Once you have setup your toolbar you can simple add it to your wordpress, typepad or any other site with only one line of code. This is great for the blog owners who dont know too much about php or html.

Once everything is setup and your toolbar is running then Wibiya also provide some great stats on usage of your toolbar.

We are only testing the toolbar on Crenk for a limited time, and because it is in private beta we wanted to provide everyone a chance to see it and even use it. Any feedback would be great!

7 Firefox Add-Ons To Browse Anonymously

Following on from the Firefox 3 RC1 post the other day, I thought I would write another article about Firefox Add-ons. Here is a list put together showing 7 Firefox add-ons to browse the web anonymously.

Anonymization Toolbar – This special tool will enable you to stay more anonymous while browsing the internet through Firefox. There are one click options that allow you to delete your browsing history, cache and cookies.

FoxTor – This program will help hide your computer behind different proxies, changing your IP address as you surf different websites on the internet.

FoxyProxy – Gives you complete control over the proxy configuration. Can be used to browse anonymously.

ProxySel – Add-on that allows you to choose a proxy from a drop down list and also to import proxies from proxy lists

BrowseAtWork – Add-on ideal for viewing webpages blocked by many corporate or school filters.

SwitchProxy - This add-on allows you to easily switch between proxy configurations and keep your surfing more anonymous.

Torbutton – Add-on for enabling and disabling Firefox’s use of Tor for safer surfing.