Download StumbleUpon Chrome Extension: Add StumbleUpon Toolbar to Chrome

StumbleUpon is a free Chrome extension that lets you access StumbleUpon features directly from Chrome.

Basically StumbleUpon is one of those famous “social bookmarking” tools which allows the user to share his/her personal favorite websites with people from all over the globe. But what sets StumbleUpon apart from the other tools out there is the fact that it’s really easy to be used.

StumbleUpon is a really popular extension which was originally developed to Firefox, however, thankfully the developers added support to Google Chrome.

How to use StumbleUpon Extension for Google Chrome:

The first thing you ought to do after installing Stumble Upon extension for Chrome is activate the toolbar.

In order to do that simply click the StumbleUpon icon that will appear next to the address bar and choose stumble.

After doing that the user will notice that the stumbleupon toolbar will show up just below your bookmarks bar.

Before you start using it, however, you should create an account and customize your profile; by doing that the user will only come across websites that interests him/her.

In order to do that just click the “Sign up and Save Your Favorites” button, the whole process shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. When you’re done with the registration the user will be ready to use the extension.

The UI is quite intuitive and should be really easy to use.

There are several buttons on the toolbar: “Stumble” , “I like this”, facebook and twitter icons,”Share”, a scroll down menu which will allows the websites’ themes to be chosen accordingly and at last a little icon which shows you what other users also like the site you’re currently visiting.

The first button “Stumble” is the one that makes the magic happen. By clicking it the user will be taken to a random site that will vary depending on what was chosen during your profile creation.

Please not that your “Interests” can be changed at any given time if you wish at the Stumble Upon’s Official website.

Next to the “Stumble” button there’s the second one “I like this” which allows the user to rate the website, by doing that you’ll drive more traffic to the website.

Sometimes Stumble Upon might ask you to write a brief review about the site it’s not obligatory but it’s important so the community will not see you as a spammer.

That said, it’s advised to write a brief description or review every now and then.

If you really liked a website and feel like sharing with people who are not registered in stumble upon, the toolbar gives you the option to share it using twitter, facebook or even by e-mail.

Just click the icon of your choosing to associate your account with the service and share your favorite websites.

The bar also features a nice scroll down menu that allows you to limit the websites you come across.

To use it simply click it and choose any topic and the next time the user stumbles, he/she will be taken to a website according to the chosen subject.

Another cool feature is the ability to see what other stumblers think about the website you’re currently visiting, to do that click the little balloon on your toolbar and a page showing all the users who also enjoyed this homepage.