Hi All- I am trying to get my university to join the Campus Biodiversity Network, and I’m trying to figure out how to promote it online once we’ve got the project up and running. I haven’t found a quick and easy “share” button either for individual observations or for projects on INaturalist. I r…

Very cool! I have an Iphone and am using the latest version of the app. No share button do I find. Thanks so much!

There is a share button in the new app that is currently under development, iNat Next (under Details, at the bottom). It’s a bit small but at least there!

I would also note that most sites (e.g., NYT) inclusion of their share buttons to various social media sites are not altruistic. They often create share links with unique ID and other information that allow them to track the activity of both the sharer and anyone who clicks on the link generated. I’…

Found it! I’ve been using Next and liking it LOT. My vote would be to make the button a little easier to find.

Interesting, if unsurprising. Seems like it should be possible to create an entirely altruistic share button. Or no?

[image] raphael1c: Found it! Not sure if you’re referring to iNat Next or the standard iOS iNat app, but for the latter it’s in the upper right-hand corner of an observation’s photo. Unfortunately it can be difficult to see if the background is dark or muddled. [image]

I’m not sure what “entirely altruistic” means in this sense, but: From POV of the site hosting the button, they could create a bespoke share button that does not harvest any data for the hosting site. However, any traffic directed to the social media site would allow that site to collect data abou…

I think what they mean by altruistic is sharing for the sake of sharing without tracking your shares and whatever other information they collect with the link they make you use to share. Ads might now start targeting you or whoever uses the link because of the information collected from clicking th…

You said it better than I ever could! Many thanks!

Interesting! I’ve been using INat Next. I’ll look for that button! -Edit: I see it is only in the other app. The upper corner of the pic would be a good place for it in Next.

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