I really like the bookmarklet intro, but my concern with a bookmark is it's static. If it was an extension, it could change to show if there's already a tl;dr present.
The web is a big place, so realistically there will almost never be a tl;dr waiting, for at least the first year of this service, which means the bookmarklet is effectively a "create tl;dr" button.
That is true, and we are planning on making such an extension.
You are also right about the fact that the bookmarklet is currently a "create tl;dr" button, since we have so little of the web covered. For now we can provide you with tldrs this way:
- You can follow @tldrio on twitter or like the "tldr" page on facebook
- We are planning on summarizing all (at least most) of the articles from some well known blogs such as AVC and bothsidesofthetable
- We are thinking of a newsletter with the latest hot tldrs
- If you have any other ideas please share them !
The web is a big place, so realistically there will almost never be a tl;dr waiting, for at least the first year of this service, which means the bookmarklet is effectively a "create tl;dr" button.