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    1. Daniel Appelquist
      5 Sept 2009
      The Emerging Widgets Ecosystem
    2. The mobile Web isn’t what It used to be…
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    3. Opera’s Mobile Web Usage Data (Jan 2009)
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    5. Top 11 Mobile 2.0 Trends (from 2008)
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    6. W3C Work on the Mobile Web
      World Wide Web Consortium (http://www.w3c.org.za)
      Organization created by (Sir) Tim Berners-Lee in 1994
      Web Standards – HTML, XML, CSS, etc…
      W3C Mobile Web Initiative (http://w3.org/Mobile)
      Umbrella for mobile activities, created 2005
      Mobile Web Best Practices and MobileOK
      Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers
      http://www.w3.org/2008/06/mobile-test/
      Mobile Web Application Best Practices
      Widgets Specifications
      Geolocation API
      New Device APIs Working Group
      Experimental Widget Test Framework
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      WWW2009 - 22 April 2009
    7. Mobile Web Application Best Practices
      The Web has grown from a page-based metaphor into a full-blown application platform
      Most things you used to need a special application for you can now do on the Web
      The Mobile Web is going the same way
      Advanced browser features enable interactivity and application-like behavior
      Mobile Web pages become compelling user experiences
      Guidelines for Mobile Web Applications developers in progress in W3C:
      http://www.w3.org/TR/mwabp/
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    8. Widget Test Framework (Experimental)
      Built on top of MobileOK Checker
      http://qa-dev.w3.org:8001/widget/ (URL will change)
      Checks the level of compliance against the W3C Widget Specifications
      Code available here:
      http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/2009/widget-checker/
      Keep watching this space
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      WWW2009 - 22 April 2009
    9. W3C Standards is a Public Process
      All these working groups operate “in public” – on public mailing lists.
      W3C process includes a rigorous public comment period
      They want your feedback!
      Check out:
      W3C Web Applications public mailing list:
      http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/
      W3C Mobile Web Best Practices public mailing list:
      http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-bpwg/
      W3C Device APIs public mailing list:
      http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-device-apis/
      And follow progress at http://w3.org and http://w3.org/Mobile
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      WWW2009 - 22 April 2009
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      Widgets
      Take Mobile Web Applications to the next level
      Build mobile applications using Web technologies familiar to millions of developers
      Package these Web applications up in a standard cross-platform way (W3C)
      Enable these applications with (secure) access to device capabilities through APIs
      Deploy into a Web Run-Time environment (analogous to a Web browser, but windowless and integrated into the device UI)
      Create a clear proposition for the developer and a route to market
      Cross-platform mini-applications, built on open Web standards that are easy to write and deploy and leverage a well-understood security model
    11. Widgets Extend the Web
      Widgets use existing Web technologies
      HTML, JavaScript, CSS
      Packaging and configuration standards being developed in W3C
      In development in Web Applications working group
      Complimentary to off-line capabilities of HTML5
      Widgets may be updated automatically
      Access to device capabilities will be standardized as well
      W3C Geolocation API working group – referenced by OMTP BONDI, already implemented in iPhone 3.0 browser, Android, Opera test builds, Mozilla…
      OMTP BONDI interfaces
      Mobile Widget Programme
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    12. Widgets are at the epicenter of the Mobile <-> Web Convergence
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      The Twiggy Story
      Twiggy – the Mobile Twitter Search Widget
      Built by Carsonifiedfor Vodafone to help promote mobile widgets
      Built in 4 days
      Employed normal Web developer techniques
      Resulting application was wigitizable and also worked as a WebApp
      Social search use case – ideally suited for mobile widget
      Case in point that it’s easy for Web developers to build Widgets
    15. Widgets: The Next Chapter
      Standard, secure access to device capabilities
      Location
      Camera
      Address book
      Calendar
      Media
      File system
      Sensors
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    17. Widget Standards
      W3C standard for “Widget Packaging and Configuration” completed this summer
      W3C standard for “Widget Signing” completed this summer
      W3C standard for Widget APIs and Events pending
      W3C standard for Widget Updates pending
      Widget content is built on Web standards (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
      Widgets are part of the Web ecosystem
      Fragmented implementations are out there especially around APIs and security model
      Nokia widgets, Opera Widgets, BONDI widgets, JIL widgets, etc…
      New W3C Device APIs working group working on one agreed set of APIs
      All players at the table: Opera, Nokia, Vodafone, BONDI, Google, Mozilla, Microsoft
      Nokia and Vodafone co-chairing this effort
      Delivery probably in 2010
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    18. Mobile Widgets Are Made for the Social Web
      Social applications for people on the go
      New mechanisms for communication
      Bringing your social network with you
      Proximity-based applications
      Location-aware social apps
      Mobile location-based gaming
      Ubiquitous access to information and communication
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    19. Resources
      Widget blog: http://betavine.net/widgetblog
      W3C: http://www.w3c.org.za
      OMTP BONDI: http://www.omtp.org/bondi

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