Sports widget Colts and Clearspring score!
| by Derek Anderson |  Stumble this! |
December 27th 2006 |
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Clearspring.com has been drafted by the Indianapolis Colts as their “Widget Developer”
This is a huge leap in widget branding. The start of a trend that will expand considerably in 2007 and beyond. (stay tuned)
The first thing you notice about this widget is the rounded corners and the rich imagery. This is a welcome change from a visual standpoint. The next thing you notice is the large amount of available information that you can easily access. From injury reports to statistics. Even the latest team headlines are available. You also have access to video content.
Things to know
-Most of the widgets functionality doesn’t seem to work when using Firefox. (I use FF 2.0.0.1)
-Widget works fine when using Internet Explorer 7.
-There are no size customizations available.(unless you edit the code)This makes it difficult to place your widget in a sidebar.
If you do change the width, you may lose some of the visual quality of this widget.
-This widget seems to be MySpace friendly. I have placed it on my MySpace profile and it works great.
-This widget uses Flash
If you are looking to create a widget and don’t know where to begin. Here are a couple places to start.
clearspring.com/developers
Thanks to
Hooman Radfar the founder of Clearspring.com
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Derek, thanks for the review. So the reason that the functionality does not work on the newest version of Firefox is the way the pop-up blocker is set up. When you click on those links they are designed to open pop-ups. That is a browser programming issue that is inherent in the design of the Flash widget and is not introduced by the Clearspring system. That is a good call though. We will have to make changes in future widgets for that. As an aside, we have found that it has been absolutely crazy going across different platforms (browsers, etc.) We are getting there, but boy oh boy is it a fun battle. Keep up the good work.
Comment by Hooman Radfar — 12-27-06 @ 12:57 pm