Word on the street is that the word on the street can get garbled. We all played the schoolyard game of telephone: player one whispers “Let’s all sing Johnny Appleseed” and by the end the last player in the circle announces something random like “Johnny eats paste” while the teacher attempts to hush everyone.

Thanks to the internet, sharing top dish has become instant and efficient. And it keeps getting better with add-ons like Shareaholic.

After you install Shareaholic, an icon appears just to the left of your location bar. When you want to share, post, rank, or otherwise make your mark on a webpage you’re visiting, just click the icon and select the service:

Choose “More Options…” from the icon drop-down menu and access over 100 services that make sense for how and what you want to share. Find solutions for bookmarking and sharing, blogging and publishing, emailing, link shortening, shopping and more:

Click the second tab: “Display Options” to turn on the “Internet Buzz Monitor”:

Now, in a single click, discover top articles and trending topics from a variety of sources:

You’ll also automatically find an icon for the “Stats Monitor” in the bottom right of your browser:

Click for some fast stats on the website you’re currently visiting:

Pretty spiffy.

Shareaholic can make a trend savvy pro out of anyone. Take it for a spin.

Post from Elise Allen, who shares and shares alike. Whatever that means. See all posts by Elise Allen.