Archive for December, 2006

MeeVee.com MeeVee (TV) Guide Widget

December 28th, 2006
meevee.com

meevee.com is the TV watchers MySpace.

” MeeVee offers television viewers and video content enthusiasts a unique online community that provides a smarter, easier way to navigate the growing universe of television programming and video content.”

MeeVee has a cool widget that allows you to share what you watch with visitors to your webspace.

You may ask yourself “Why would I want to do that?” Well for starters…using this widget may help you entice others to join MeeVee and in turn this helps you build a community of people that like similar shows.

However, I would think that earning $10 in iTunes credit for every 5 friends you get to join, would be a better incentive. (I don’t know how long this program runs)

I went and listed some shows that I may or may not watch. Just to try out the widget.

Things to know

-MeeVee Guide Widget is MySpace friendly.
-This widget uses Flash.
-There are 18 custom skins to choose from when creating this widget.
-You also have the option to use plain color for a border.
-Color choice is completely up to you. Use the HEX color code you want.
-There are no size options and by default the widget is 340px wide. You may be able to change this in the code.
-You can pick any shows you want. Some shows even have previews associated with them.

Get your own MeeVee widget.

POQbum.com Radio widget MySpace friendly widgets

December 27th, 2006
poqbum.com

poqbum.com has a whole bunch of MySpace friendly widgets.

The Internet radio widget is great. You can listen to music and share it without angering the RIAA.

There are over 35 Internet radio stations to choose from. Covering 10 different categories of music. This beats having to upload your music and then having to point your player to those files individually.

I’ll display the Internet radio widget in the side bar for a limited time. It only made it a few hours before I tripped. (need to dump auto-start)

Things to know

-This is a Flash based widget.
-If you want to change the size you have to edit the code a bit.
-The widget has an auto-start feature. This may be great for some. But it annoys others.
-There is a handy STOP button on the widget.
inetradio.jpg

poqbum.com has other fun flash toys:

Scrolling LED tickers
countdown generators
Games like Super Mario and Tetris

Sports widget Colts and Clearspring score!

December 27th, 2006
clearspring.com

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.

colts-widget.jpg

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

springwidgets.com/developers

Thanks to
Hooman Radfar the founder of Clearspring.com
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Gicker.com Gif widget for Flickr photos

December 24th, 2006
gickr.com

gickr.com has a simple, easy to set up widget that creates an animated GIF of your Flickr photos.

Just go to gickr.com and enter in your Flickr username. Then click “Get Pictures”. Gickr then displays your Flickr photos and you then check mark which ones you want displayed in the widget.

Now select the size widget you want and the speed at which the images change. When you have done this, you need to click the “Next” link at the bottom right of the “frame” that you have been working in.

Gif animations at Gickr.com

Now, just copy the HTML code and paste it where ever you want to display this widget.

Things to know

  • Gickr widget will work on MySpace!
  • This widget simply cycles through your photos.
  • There are Four size options. No custom size available.
  • There is no need for color options as there is no border or background.
  • Gickr is FREE
  • There is no registration required to use the widget
  • Get your GIF photo widget at Gickr.com
    Gickr also has a user community which requires registration to join.

    Videocodezone.com MySpace friendly video widget

    December 23rd, 2006
    40,000+ Music Video Codes For MySpace, Piczo, Friendster, Xanga and any website

    videocodezone.com has a video widget that works on MySpace, Friendster, Xanga and more.

    They also have code that allows you to embed video in Forums.

    Once you find the video you want to display, look below the video window to find the code options and select the one you need. This is very simple. There is no “hunting” for the code.

    Sign up for an account to submit your favorite videos. It’s free and simple. Just an email address and a password to access your video profile.

    What sets VideoCodeZone apart from the other video sites?

    You can also add video search capabilities to your webspace. This is an awesome feature that allows your viewers to find the videos that they want. You can also change the search box size and color if you don’t mind editing a little HTML. The default background color was black and I changed it to blue.

    Here is a music video sample!

    This video widget would look better but there are some elements to my post formatting that it doesn’t like.
    View this on MySpace/WidgetsLab

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