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Slidecasting with Slideshare

February 22nd, 2010

Creating a Slidecast with Slideshare is a great way to integrate PowerPoint presentations and audio tracks. The end result is a more powerful presentation that can easily be shared multiple different ways.
Emailing this presentation couldn’t be easier. just click on the email icon at the bottom of your Slidecast, enter your name and the email address of the intended recipient and click send. There is also a handy URL provided for pasting into an IM.


http://www.slideshare.net/jboutelle/slidecasting-101

Slidecasting is a new multimedia format for viewing slide decks synchronized with an audio file. It is for conference talks, musical slideshows, audio picture books or whatever else you can imagine.

http://www.slideshare.net/faqs/slidecast

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Use Meebo iPhone widget to connect with your website visitors in real time.

February 18th, 2010

Meebo, the sweet multi-network chat app/widget/desktop platform has just released a cool iPhone app that will allow you to chat across multiple IM networks.

Just to name a few networks: AIM, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber ( I see Facebook too!)

But thats just the beginning…

You can use Meebo to connect instantly with your website visitors in real time via the new Meebo iPhone app. (it’s FREE!)

If you haven’t allready…sign up for a Meebo account!
Then…simply add the the Meebome widget to your site…install the Meebo iPhone app (and sign in with your Meebo account) and you are golden!

Start interacting with your site visitors instantly, via your iPhone and create your very own social network in real time.

But I don’t have an iPhone…

Thats OK!

Meebo saw the exploding popularity of Android Mobile OS and has already released an app for that! http://www.meebo.com/meebomobile/

…for all other web enabled phones

If you are on any other mobile OS with web access, you can simply point your browser to www.meebo.com and sign in to access the full featured Meebo mobile. (…and you will be able to chat with your website visitors…in real time!)

I have to give thanks to LifeHacker for the scoop!

http://www.meebo.com/iphone/
http://www.meebo.com/meebomobile/
http://www.meebo.com/meebome/
http://www.meebo.com/

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Google “Buzz It” share button

February 12th, 2010

Google Buzz and the Buzz It button:

Google released “Buzz” on Feb 9/10 2010 and it has become very popular. So popular in fact that within hours a “Buzz It” button was created.

This button allows your users to easily share your content on Buzz with a single click.


(found this button on this awesome post about BUZZ on AEXT.net Design Magazine)

You will need to edit the appropriate fields in the code to reflect your website’s info.

Have a blog? Increase your traffic by adding a simple Buzz widget. In your blog’s theme, simply use the following URL (replace the appropriate data):


Mashable’s “Buzz It” button.

Head on over to Mashable, TechCrunch & others to see how their usage of the “Buzz It” button has turned out. (Warning: Mashable sports a GIANT Google Ad near the top of their page that resembles some “Buzz” functionality.)

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Foursquare location on Google map with Peek Maps widget

February 6th, 2010

Peek Maps is a location based mapping mashup that was originally created for use with the Peek mobile email device.

Foursquare “Check Ins” are now being mapped as well.

I admit it – I am a huge geolocation geek and I’m a big fan of the Peek.

So, when Peek and Xtify teamed up to provide a means to pull my own Peek’s location out of the ether, and to boot, they were hosting a programming competition, I knew I had to throw my hat into the ring. Thus, Peek Maps was born.

I really have enjoyed working on Peek Maps and the challenges it has brought. Many thanks to all at Peek, Xtify, and Foursquare for helping me in getting the project completed!
–Mark Bowytz

Once you create an account with Peek Maps, you can then grab the code and embed it into your website and instantly show off all the cool places you “Check In” with Foursquare.

Foursquare is an app for the iPhone that allows you to explore your city in a social way. Sharing your location, earning points and status, sharing tips. The exploding popularity of Foursquare is quite exciting.
TechCrunch reports: Foursquare Passes 1 Million Check-Ins A Week. Rate Doubled In The Past Month.

Check out Peek Maps

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Grammys 2010 where are the widgets?

January 19th, 2010

Help Widgetslab:
We need your help. Widgetslab has looked in the usual hiding places for any widgets that pertain to the Grammys 2010 and we’ve pretty much come up empty handed. If you know of any Grammy 2010 widgets, please let us know in the comments. We will give credit via link to any worthwhile suggestions that appear.
Heck, I’ll even drop $20 in your paypal account if the widget find is that good!

The Golden Globes 2010 had widgets. It appears as though the Grammys have forgot about them. They did, however, create a FREE iPhone app titled “Guess The Grammys”

Prepare for Music’s Biggest Night® with the all-new GRAMMY Challenge. Are you a seasoned music trivia maestro or a modern legend in the making? Find out now by guessing who the voting members of The Recording Academy will choose as GRAMMY recipients this year and by testing your knowledge across 52 years of GRAMMY trivia!

When are the Grammys?
The magic of the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards — will be broadcast January 31, 2010, 8 p.m. ET/PT CBS

EOnline!
You can trust that E Online! will have up to the minute coverage of the Grammys! (its what they do.)

Here’s the EOnline! Now Video widget:

Go here to see all EOnline! widgets.

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