Archive for June, 2009

Widgetops Universal Google Gadget Widget

June 8th, 2009

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It has been quite a while since i wrote about Widgetop and their Web, and Mobile Widget Startpage but that is because not much really has changed with them. they do got more widgets now (287) and they work well. but one of the odd things is that they still not support IE. even considering that IE8 has been out for a while now.. but one of the things i missed to post was that they now got something for those in the Mac and that use the Mac Dashboard widgets.

A universal Google gadget wrapper that goes in a Mac Dashboard widget. this means you can bring the gadgets you have in your iGoogle Startpage to the desktop.

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Very simple and not much else to say. just follow the instructions in the widget page and you are set.

Universal Google Gadget Widget 

Widgetbox announces custom Twitter promo packages

June 7th, 2009

Twitter is a powerful marketing lever for communications, traffic acquisition and user interaction. But to leverage Twitter, the fact is that you need to build a following… a task that is particularly difficult for fledgling users.

In fact, earlier today, TechCrunch reported that 80 Percent Of Accounts Have Fewer Than 10 Followers.
Widgetbox is introducing a new pilot program to help you utilize Twitter as part of your social media / user acquisition strategy.

Based on the chosen package, Widgetbox will:

- build you a custom Twitter widget
- build your Twitter following (either by 1,000, 5,000 or 10,000 followers)
- promote and distribute your widget
Widgetbox can help users and brands either grow their Twitter campaigns OR launch / create their strategies. In either approach, letting Widgetbox grow your Twitter presence will make your marketing efforts more effective and allow you to consistently and more easily grow your following.

The three packages are below.

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Read entire story here:
http://blog.widgetbox.com/2009/06/announcing-twitter-promo-packages-custom-widget-twitter-campaign/

JS-Kit anounces major update including Twitter integration

June 7th, 2009

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Here are the changes to the JS-Kit platform over the last month.

Highlights

New Admin Dashboard!

The new JS-Kit Admin Dashboard is a cleaner, more robust experience for users to configure and moderate JS-Kit widgets. It’s only a first step, the Admin Dashboard is about to get very, very cool.

Improved User Profile

User Profile look and feel has been dramatically improved.

Twitter Integration

Users can now log in and tweet their comments from the comment form [Denis]

Google Friend Connect Integration

Users can now log in and share their comments via Google Friend Connect [Denis]

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Visit the JS-Kit blog to see all the changes.

Wowzio widgets beta

June 7th, 2009

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Wowzio.com offers six different interactive blog widgets that can be placed directly on your blog.

Invite only (25 invites every 24 hours) beta to facilitate the testing of their widget serving infrastructure.

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They do have some interesting widgets (if in appearance only) Slideshows, tag clouds, RSS feeds etc. have all been done and done again.

I would like to see some Twitter…Facebook…RSS…Wine(the Drink) interactive widgets maybe.

Go here to actually get your hands on the widget code.

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