Content sharing is an increasingly important activity on social networks. Many sites provide visitors with an easy way to share content via a social sharing toolbar. The toolbar integrates social media presence into a blog or website and helps distribute content more easily. The toolbar may contain a search bar, RSS, links to social networks, and other options that enable visitors to Like, tweet, share, bookmark, read content, and more without navigating away from the site.

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