Let’s say you are reading a long article in The Hindustan Times, and would like to share the same with one of your friends. Though the article is long, therefore there is a least possibility that your friend may read it, and skip the important part/parts you really want him to read. So, what will you do to get his attention on the same stuff that you found quite interesting?
Well, there are few good web apps, such as TLDRify and Genius that help you highlight the important sentences or paragraphs on the web page, and create a direct link to the same highlighted text/texts. When people will click on the link you’ve shared with them, an original web page will appear in front of them but with highlight text.
How to annotate the important stuff on Web Pages?
Let’s discuss about the Genius web app first –
Genius is a music lyrics website that comes with a web annotator tool to add some notes, and reviews on any web page you like. The best thing about it is you will not be asked to install any bookmark lets or browser extensions to avail its benefits. Simply go the URL bar, type genius.it/ before the page URL and go.
After then, sign-in with one of your social media accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter or Google, and you’ll be able to add notes to it. In order to start with it, just highlight the sentences and click on the Genius button to add your own views. This will create a hyperlink that will directly take on the same page with the annotation highlighted.
Here comes the role of TLDRify -
In TLDRify, you will be asked to install browser extension or bookmark let, but there is no need to sign-in with your social media accounts to add some notes or commentary. Also, unlike Genius where some highlighted texts marked by other users may be shown, TLDRify will show only your highlighted text.
