Have you ever wanted to point someone to a particular social media post or comment?
Follow me on Twitter and like my Facebook page.
Look for the timestamp, which usually doubles as a permalink. Here’s where they are on various social networks:
Facebook comment
Note here that if you select a tweet that’s part of a larger thread, all the other tweets will be included, but the one you selected will appear largest. Sometimes it’s best to direct someone to the first or last tweet in a thread to avoid confusion, unless you want to emphasize one particular tweet above the rest.
You know, because context on tweets like the one above is a good idea…
On desktop, it’s just the URL that appears in the address bar when you click and enlarge a photo.
On mobile, click the three-dot button and select “Copy Share URL”.
The dog-ear you get when you hover over the top-right portion of a post (from the dashboard):
The permalink button (from the share button in the dashboard):
The timestamp (found only on a Tumblr’s main page, as opposed to in the dashboard – this may be more difficult to find depending on a particular blog’s design setting):
When you hover over a pin, a magnifying glass will show up (not pictured here). Just click that…
…and use the URL in the address bar.
Again, just click on the time…
…or if it’s older than a day, the date.
Comments (for most sites)
This won’t apply everywhere, but if you want to link to someone’s specific comment on a page, generally the timestamp (this example from the New York Times) will get the job done. And if you can’t find a way to link to a comment, they’re the worst part of the Internet anyway, so don’t sweat it!
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Nice article.
I guessed what the term “timestamp” meant, and I wanted to Google it to see if I was right. Your article just helped me to prove that. And it gave me another insight into something else. So thanks. 🙂
Glad to help! Thanks for reading.