Archive for May, 2007

Revver video on Facebook

May 31st, 2007

Facebook is going to be huge!

According to the Revver blog…you can put Revver video on your Facebook profile.

Look to the widget section and locate Widgetbox. Put Widgetbox on your profile and then add Revver video. You will need a video ID number to display the video you want. We are told that you can adjust the size as well.

Pay Per Post widget?

May 30th, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla., May 30 /PRNewswire/ — PayPerPost
(http://www.payperpost.com), the leading marketplace for advertisers to
engage bloggers and other consumer content creators, today announced it has
released PayPerPost Direct, a powerful new point-of-sale (POS) transaction
widget. The widget allows all bloggers to conduct business directly with
advertisers who are interested in having sponsored content created on a
specific blog. The widget expands upon PayPerPost’s existing model that
allows Bloggers to write about an advertisers product, service or website
in exchange for a fee.

Read the rest on prnewswire.com

Facebook and widgets…whats the buzz

May 30th, 2007

Everyone’s raving about Facebook. “The next big thing”…in social community sites. I thought a little grouping of info wouldn’t hurt.

Did you know?

Widget Builders Find Dream Niche in Facebook
Facebook has opened it’s doors to widget developers of all kinds. For starters…Amazon widgets that allow you to put book reviews and purchase links on your profile. Other key players include CollegeHumor and uPlayMe…

There’s Twitter in my Facebook
Twitter was invited to be an early participant in Facebook’s new platform. Facebook+Twitter download

Facebook’s big plans
Anne Collier’s collection of Facebook comentary.

Betting on Facebook
An excellent story on RedHerring talking about how web application and widget developers are already seeing fantastic adoption numbers. Indicating a symbiotic relationship.

Jangl and Facebook
Free calls between registered Facebook users using the new Jangl widget


Mashable’s list of Facebook apps.

A huge list of 30 plus application have offerings on Facebook

How to leverage the new Facebook platform
Cameron Olthuis has written a common sense approach to creating viral apps for the new Facebook platform. (very interesting read!)

wholinked.com Featured widget

May 30th, 2007

wholinked.com is the featured widget for the next two weeks.

(located in upper right)

wholinked is a simple, easy to setup, JavaScript widget that displays a set number of links to your blog or site. Telling you and your readers, “Who Linked” to your page.
A definite confidence builder for someone considering linking to your blog!

I encourage you to give it a try.

Then come back and post comments telling us what you think.

rateitall.com Ultimate rating widget

May 30th, 2007

I had to give the upper portion of this post over to the “RateItAll” widget, from RateItAll.com

This has to be one of the coolest looking widgets I have ever laid eyes on. The colors seem to go well with whatever blog scheme I could imagine. There is a shine to it…literally! All of the animations work seamlessly. Even the most picky blogger would have to admit to the beauty of this widget.

Ok…so it looks cool. What does it do?

RateItAll allows you to do just that…rate everything. From your new Cadillac to your 5 year old dishwasher. (not your kids…but I suppose you could rate them as well) Everything is fair game for a rating. These ratings can be shared to create a community and allow others to make informed decisions based on others reviews.
With the RateItAll widget, visitors to your blog can easily rate your blog and write a review of your blog right from the widget.
This is fantastic! The readers don’t need to leave to make use of the widget. I know the creator of this widget insisted that people stay on site as much as possible.

How do I get it?

RateItAll widget is still in closed beta. If you read WidgetBlog-sexywidget you will be the first to know of the official release. I would also suggest that you subscribe to the sexywidget RSS feed feed-icon-14x14.png

Where can I use it?

This is a Flash widget. This means that it should work wherever you want to post it. (provided you can edit the template or add widgets) It comes in two widths. 170 px and 210 px both are blog sidebar friendly. (my sidebar is 300 px) There are four colors to choose from…including Black, Green, Blue and Red.
I would like to see more customization options. But this would eliminate the Web2.0 shine and awesome rounded edges. So for now we will have to enjoy it the way it is.

Sorry LC for the delay in posting this review…I have no excuse.