This Widgets requires of 3 things for you to like it:
you like novelties
you like twitter
you like snoop Dogg
If those 3 things are clear then you will like the widget fine, added bonus if you actually know what is the story behind Schizzolator. i will give you a hint, it has to do with rap flow and the after effects of being burned out in weed. at least that is the version of the story i know. maybe it is about ponies, who knows?..
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And in this widget you can make your Twitter contacts talk just like that, have a look, and grab the widget from it´s self generating instructions. this is a flash widget that will feel cozy in a MySpace profile but pretty much can be put anywhere and right away thanks to built in Gigya wildfire High Spread installer.
By this stage in 2008, it must be pretty obvious that live video broadcasting and live video storage to web is one of the big trends of the year following the appearance of it in 2007 as lifecasting. so everyone needs broadcasting channel for those videos or a way to store and broadcast the videos of later use.
One of the way to do it in a more conventional or simple way without getting too into lifecasting or hardcore live videoblogging is the FlixWagon Flixee Widget. you can think of it as a portable Live Video and stored video channel, like being able to embed your YouTube page and Ustream page into a widget so you can put it in your profile or blog.
The best of it is that you will be able to show your videos to your Blog reader and if a live transmision occurs they will be able to check it out too. that is not only convenient but exactly what you want to happen since it saves you all the work of doing it manually.
The widget cab be seen here live so you can check it out.
Grand Theft Auto IV, the fourth installment of the most controversial, successful and groundbreaking video game franchise from the modern era is a game that even if don`t need no introduction, i still feel obliged to do so.
I played GTA since the start and i have played every game in the franchise to date (and not that i need GTA geek credits, but i have played all of them to 100%), it`s basis take from gaming models first started oddly enough by a Dick Tracy nes game. (i bet you didn`t know that) but that jumped to fame with GTA III because it broke all the rules on conventional console games by introducing the sandbox gaming model in a way it is still unmatched. i know, i played saints row (good), true crime (horrible), narc (horrible), the godfather (ok), mafia (very good), 50 cent (horrible), just cause (mediocre), total overdose (ok) and pretty much every other sandbox game daring to take the throne of GTA, it has not happened yet so GTA remains the best of its kind.
There are three main elements in GTA beyond the story and they are the reason i love the game: 1.-Freedom
You could play the game story and resolve how to solve each level as you see fit or do whatever you want for as long as you wanted and even invent your own ways to play in the sandbox and you would be able to enjoy it.
2.-The Scope
The scope of the game is huge, it is a private virtual world and it is only yours to play while your resolve the story and even after.
3.-Social Critique
The world inside GTA is a raw parody of the real USA, the real USA seen without any filters and that is not afraid to show you the pointy dangerous things in it while having a laugh at them at the same time. it is so full of irony, sarcasm and cynicism that i cannot help myself but love all of it.
it should not be a surprise that the game studio is not from USA but from Scotland.
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But enough of that, i am here to show some cool widgets coming from GTA IV, but i got carried away to give you a amusing (i hope) introduction instead of just throwing them around in a post without offering any context to them.
Lets have a Look at them:
(all widgets will provide you their own embed code)
I.-Main GTA IV Widget
This is the Official GTA IV widget and it consist of a Promo Kit Widget in flash that provides you with screenshots from the game, videos , the latest news, a easy way to access the most relevant links and Auto -Share the code of the widget to anyone that sees it.
II.-GTA World Widgets
They form part of the usual viral campaign that usally goes along every GTA release, with the difference that this time this campaign has now been widgetized too. the change of times.. new tools, same effect.
1.- Sprunk: The Essence of Life
An obvious parody to ______ and it`s campaign from the last years with very low punches like all the connotations from the name they chosen; to what the phrases they use to promote the product truly mean in reflection of such name, etc.
it comes with a downloads section, a mini game and a very cool screensaver.
2.- Love Meet: making you whole again (Quiz Survey)
An acid complains to online dating sites in general with some sample profiles and that comes with quiz where the result are kinds over the top. it also counts with the option to auto share a promo badge widget from the love-meet site or to offer just the quiz by itself.
3.-Whiz Mobile… What is in your Whiz Flip? (Advert)
A commercial that for some reason share a striking resemblance to some ones, go figure.
4.-Liberty Swingers
Promo widget for the baseball team of liberty city that got a play of words and jokes for those in the know that do not need to be explained with information section, downloads and all.
5.-Banging Trashcan Lids for an Hour!
Oh my, if that is not the most direct punch Rockstar has thrown, i don`t know what could it be. it comes with download, gift store, information and you even find some “quality” ringtones in it.
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Those are all the most poignant Widgets from the GTA game right now in having in consideration that pretty much everything in the GTA IV site is shareable as a widget, but not everything can be qualified to be a worthy widget to post if we stick to the widgets having to be in promo kit widget form as i have done here, but if more of the promo kit ones appear i will add them to this post.
As explained you can grab the codes directly from the widgets as they are also Auto-Shareable, now if liked this post please share it in stumbleupon, delicious or your favorite link sharing site.
I apologize for the Auto Play or size of the widgets, that is a bad choice made by rockstar games, the widgets don`t have settings for that unfortunately.
You can input any images or use the ones they supply. Creating your own DanceOff is fun and entertaining.
The best part is you can embed it directly into your Myspace profile to show off to all your friends. There is no need to register unless you want to save your creation. In that case they say they don’t spam! If they say that, it means it’s true.
Grab some head shot photos and upload them to JibJab to create your very own crazy videos. These videos feature themes such as the Hawaiian hula, Disco, Chikita, The Charleston and La Cucaracha
If you don’t want to use any of your family, you can grab some photos of public figures if you wish and have a ball! I made one with Hillary Clinton and Bald Brittany Shears. It was pretty funny.
This is a very Myspace friendly Flash based widget. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if this widget was created especially for Myspace. Yes it works on Friendster, Hi5, Piczo, Blogger and more. But I think they had Myspace in mind when they cooked this one up.
You will have to register in order to use this widget. Registration requires a valid email address. Why? I have no idea. They may want to limit the amount of illegitimate widgets created by bots. Of course…who would bother to set up fake JibJab accounts?
Anyhow…this is a fun widget that I got a kick out of. I would like to see more dancing themes or maybe some limited action sequences from movies etc…
Widgets Lab is a blog dedicated to finding and reviewing widgets of all types. People are always asking "what are widgets?" Well in this case widgets are simply bits of code that you can add to your blog, web site or community profile. (as in MySpace and others) Also widgets can be downloaded to work with a 'Parent' application such as Mac Dashboard or Yahoo! widgets. You can see another definition for web widgets on Wikipedia/web widget.
