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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: October 17, 2006
- Total Downloads: 170,002
- Downloads last week: 180
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 39 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The StumbleUpon add-on for Internet Explorer wears a lot of hats--random site surfer, social networker, bookmarker, and site reviewer. It's a powerful application for its size, although it's much larger than the Firefox version.
Installation requires running the executable file, and removing this add-on from the new Explorer requires going through Windows' Control Panel, whereas its Firefox cousin can be added and removed from within the browser.
Browser preference aside, both versions have the same toolbar. We struck no snags when used with other add-ons or programs. Once activated, one click is all it took to get going. The "Stumble!" logo whips the user around the Net at the user's pace, based on categories selected during installation. Hundreds of topics are available and can be updated at will, with no selection limit.
The other StumbleUpon functions are just as user-friendly in the IE version as they are in Firefox. Ratings, sharing and reviewing sites, and updating the friends list are all accessible with just one click.
Sometimes, "stumbling" would take us to a StumbleUpon page that reminded us to upload a profile image or some other annoying-but-trivial nonsense. Another "stumble" would whisk us to our next random Web page.
If Web surfing is the new channel surfing, then StumbleUpon works as an outstanding remote.
Publisher's description
From StumbleUpon :The StumbleUpon Toolbar for Internet Explorer allows you to "channel surf" the Internet and discover great Web sites and Web content according to your interests. Whether it's a Web site, video, picture, game, blog, or wiki, StumbleUpon helps you find interesting stuff recommended by like-minded people with just a single click of the Stumble! button. The more you use it, the better it gets. Join more than 1.3 million users who have rated more than seven million Web sites. All of the content recommended is found by other people who want to share their best finds and favorite sites. With StumbleUpon you can stumble the Internet for great Web sites, rate and review what you find, keep a history of the things you like, share the things you like with friends, and join groups of like-minded people. Version 2.008 beta may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
Note: Beta or prerelease software is not intended for inexperienced users, as the software may contain bugs or potentially damage your system. We strongly recommend that users exercise caution and save all mission-critical data before installing and/or using this software.
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User reviews of StumbleUpon Toolbar for Internet Explorer 2.008 beta
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: StumbleUpon Toolbar for Internet Explorer 2.008 beta
Pros: It works ok ... didn't crash.
Cons: Seriously people, this is not a solid 5-star program. It takes a bit of learning to figure out how to use it, and then it just seems like another one of those deals where 1% of the users game the system and send you to the sites they're promoting. I don't like "accidental" browsing, which is what this is. Sometimes you hit the button and you go to a page and think is this the page or is this just one giant ad? I found it confusing, and the Google "Feeling Lucky" button to much more appealing and trustworthy to me. I also feel like StumbleUpon is trying to be too many things at once -- randomized browsing, social bookmarking, social networking, Web site review -- it all just takes too much time.
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Version: StumbleUpon Toolbar for Internet Explorer 2.008 beta
"fascinating to come upon different sites"
Pros: ease of use
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: StumbleUpon Toolbar for Internet Explorer 2.008 beta
"It may have what you are looking for and simple to understand."
Pros: Huge data base of people and pages with likes to the maga super-highway.
Cons: Had to log into here to rate it, with majorgeeks.com you do not need to login to rate.
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