bolt

bolt is a command line program written in shell that allows you to create a BO.LT page from a url.

The first step to using bolt is to get your token (Access Token):

1. Log into BO.LT (it's free to create an account)
2. Go to the API App Settings section on the Settings page.
3. Provide an application name (anything will do, for example my-bolt)
4. Save your application
5. Click Generate an access token for your App

BO.LT

BO.LT is a Page Sharing Service.

When you put a page on BO.LT it is copied along with its assets onto our servers and deployed to our edge network.

A page on the BO.LT network is referred to as a bolt

A bolt:

• Can be easily shared on a number of networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc)
• Can have a descriptive URL, that people will notice (e.g. http://usain.bo.lt/vs-kanye)
• Allows you to add your comment on the page itself (so even if it's re-tweeted your comments aren't lost)
• Allows you to automatically put your identity and link back to your site on the page
• Supports an intuitive in-browser editor that can modify the live page.
• Doesn't change when the original site changes its page.
• Is fast as it runs on an edge network
• Will appear in your showcase of bolts as well as other showcases on BO.LT (e.g. Reddit Feed)
• Has segmented view metrics
• Can be setup to automatically integrate your metrics provider

Documentation on the BO.LT api can be found here