Joy Schwarz, Winnefox Library System Beth Carpenter, Outagamie Waupaca Library System Project Play Date: November 21, 2008

What's a widget? Definition: mini-web application portable snippet of code to copy & paste quick & easy to embed ready-to use format customizable Different kinds: widgets you use in your browser widgets you can use in your blog or web site (we'll talk about both kinds today)

Definition:

mini-web application

portable snippet of code to copy & paste

quick & easy to embed

ready-to use format

customizable

Different kinds:

widgets you use in your browser

widgets you can use in your blog or web site

(we'll talk about both kinds today)

Benefits of gettin' widgety add anywhere you can paste code blogs web pages wikis social sites code written for you no need to know scripting languages or HTML dynamic info without having to update merge content from multiple sources reflect local data (customizable) adds a bit of fun and interest easy peasy!

add anywhere you can paste code

blogs

web pages

wikis

social sites

code written for you

no need to know scripting languages or HTML

dynamic info without having to update

merge content from multiple sources

reflect local data (customizable)

adds a bit of fun and interest

easy peasy!

Widgets: what happens in the background image source: Widgets for 2.0

image source: Widgets for 2.0

Widgets to use in your browser iGoogle netvibes

iGoogle

netvibes

iGoogle :: www.google.com/ig a single personalized page; brings together what you want add the RSS feeds and widgets you want create a Google (or Gmail) account to set it up for details, see projectplay.owlsweb.info/?p=74

a single personalized page; brings together what you want

add the RSS feeds and widgets you want

create a Google (or Gmail) account to set it up

for details, see projectplay.owlsweb.info/?p=74

iGoogle Your first iGoogle page: drag & drop widgets to rearrange click "Add stuff" to, well, add stuff!

Your first iGoogle page:

drag & drop widgets to rearrange

click "Add stuff" to, well, add stuff!

iGoogle Use the Search box to find library widgets: You can also browse categories add feeds

Use the Search box to

find library widgets:

You can also

browse categories

add feeds

iGoogle Use Bloglines or Google Reader? Try iGoogle instead! Here's one way:

Use Bloglines or Google Reader? Try iGoogle instead!

Here's one way:

iGoogle Another way to add RSS feeds:

Another way to add RSS feeds:

iGoogle

Netvibes :: www.netvibes.com

Netvibes Search for widgets by keyword Browse categories Add feeds Pull your personal info into 1 location

Search for widgets by keyword

Browse categories

Add feeds

Pull your personal info into 1 location

Widgets to use in your blog or web site meeboMe Flickr LibraryThing Delicious Google calendar Widgetbox RSS feed rolls Blogger widgets

meeboMe

Flickr

LibraryThing

Delicious

Google calendar

Widgetbox

RSS feed rolls

Blogger widgets

meeboMe :: www.meebo.com Instant messaging (IM) that doesn't require people to have registered for an IM service in order to contact you.

meeboMe

meeboMe

meeboMe Shows in dead end searches in library catalog.

Flickr :: www.db798.com/pictobrowser

Flickr :: flickrSLiDR.com

Flickr :: www.flickr.com/fun/zeitgeist/

LibraryThing :: www.librarything.com/tools Put a LibraryThing widget on your blog to show what you're reading now, random books from your collection, your tag cloud, and more. standard blog widget shows books, authors or tags search widget lets people search your library

Put a LibraryThing widget on your blog to show what you're reading now, random books from your collection, your tag cloud, and more.

standard blog widget shows books, authors or tags

search widget lets people search your library

LibraryThing standard blog widget

LibraryThing search widget

LibraryThing

Delicious Delicious : a social bookmarking service that allows you to tag, save, manage and share web pages all in one place Types of widgets: network badges link rolls tag rolls blog posting

Delicious :

a social bookmarking service that allows you to tag, save, manage and share web pages all in one place

Types of widgets:

network badges

link rolls

tag rolls

blog posting

Delicious: network badge shows you're a member of Delicious gives an easy way to add you to their Delicious network

shows you're a member of Delicious

gives an easy way to add you to their Delicious network

Delicious linkroll displays your recent Delicious bookmarks:

displays your recent Delicious bookmarks:

Delicious displays a cloud or list of your Delicious tags

displays

a cloud

or list of

your

Delicious

tags

Google calendar :: www.google.com/calendar In calendar settings, you'll see embed options: Use the Customize link to change the style, size, and what navigational options you want to have available for your embedded calendar.

Google calendar

Google calendar in iGoogle

Widgetbox :: www.widgetbox.com

Widgetbox 1. 2.

RSS feed rolls :: feed2js.org

RSS feed rolls :: feed2js.org olls

RSS feed rolls :: feed2js.org olls

RSS feed rolls :: feed2js.org olls

RSS feed rolls :: feed.informer.com

RSS feed rolls :: feed.informer.com rolls

RSS feed rolls :: feed.informer.com rolls Options for display: Pictures Flash HTML

New Blogger widgets: dashboard Layout versus Template mode:

Layout versus Template mode:

New blogger widgets rolls

Questions? rolls Project Play: projectplay.owlsweb.info Beth Carpenter Outagamie Waupaca Library System [email_address] http://librarian.justbeth.info Joy Schwarz Winnefox Library System [email_address]