first, check its offset every time you scroll the page
$(document).scroll(function() {
checkOffset();
});
and make its position absolute if it has been downed under 10px before the footer.
function checkOffset() {
if($('#social-float').offset().top + $('#social-float').height()
>= $('#footer').offset().top - 10)
$('#social-float').css('position', 'absolute');
if($(document).scrollTop() + window.innerHeight < $('#footer').offset().top)
$('#social-float').css('position', 'fixed'); // restore when you scroll up
}
notice that #social-float
‘s parent should be sibling of the footer
<div class="social-float-parent">
<div id="social-float">
something...
</div>
</div>
<div id="footer">
</div>
good luck 🙂