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The Rise of the Widgets
- 1. The RISE OF THE Helmut Doll Bloomsburg University Instructional Technology CAC - Spring 2009
- 2. Interesting links • Webware 100 Top Web 2.0 sites • Web Trends map 4 (still like v.2)
- 3. The new browser wars • Chrome • Internet Explorer 8 • Safari 4 • Firefox 3.5
- 4. February 2009 by Net Browser share Applications
- 8. Widgets
- 9. “A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional Widgets compilation.”
- 10. Widgets
- 11. “Widgets are small applications that typically Widgets serve as front ends to Web 2.0 services or internet content.”
- 12. Widgets
- 13. Widgets A widget is a mini-Web application that can be put onto a Web page, desktop, blog, or social profile that streams information in a more consumable fashion.
- 21. Feed/RSS widget
- 23. Usual approach to widget distribution
- 24. Netvibes
- 27. Accessory Widget Application Widget Information Widget Types of widgets
- 28. Why widgets? • Data • Mobile • Myspace • Devices • Computer as appliance • Marketing • Development
- 29. It’s all about the data ...
- 30. From your own data ...
- 31. ...to aggregating content
- 33. Aggregators
- 34. Widgets are made for marketing!
- 36. Widgets Are Made for Marketing, So Why Aren't More Advertisers Using Them?
- 37. The decline of the browser (and of the web page)
- 38. Smart phones
- 39. quot;There's an app for thatquot;
- 40. Internet and TV will merge
- 42. The decline of the web page (and the browser)
- 44. Broad distribution is possible for individual creators
- 45. IPhone changes dynamics of game software industry • “Only a few years ago, bigger guns, badder enemies and louder explosives mattered most in video games.” • “Now, small is beautiful, and Apple Inc.'s iPhone is largely responsible.” • “...developers are starting to make shorter, less expensive games that are released in more frequent installments. “ • It's not just the device that's having an effect. It's also Apple's App Store, an online marketplace where users can browse through 25,000 software applications from thousands of publishers.
- 48. Submitting your app to Facebook Application Directory
- 49. Common languages and tools • Widgets are often created using • HTML and JavaScript • Flash • SilverLight
- 50. PopFly or Pipes
- 51. Sprout
- 52. Zembly
- 53. widgetbox
- 54. Dapper
- 55. Widgets for training and education • Widgets deliver filtered information right on the user's desktop. • A valuable widget presents the most relevant information that someone uses daily. • Widgets need to be available (at all times)
- 56. Common causes: 1. Email account incorrect. Inst 2. Smart help desks
- 57. A few other things I am doing ...
Editor's Notes
- On this page: InPrivate Delete Browsing History Search Search Suggestions User Preference Protection Caret Browsing Accelerators Web Slices Suggested Sites Favorites Bar Tab Grouping Automatic Crash Recovery SmartScreen Filter http://www.digital-web.com/articles/everything_you_know_about_CSS_Is_wrong/ http://www.sitepoint.com/examples/3col.html
- Also: http://ejohn.org/blog/javascript-in-internet-explorer-8/
- http://now.sprint.com/nownetwork/
- Iframe tags are commonly used to add widgets. Blog systems like wordpress also support widgets in sidebars, which can be added through the admin interface.
- Data widgets used to created a ‘mash-up’ web page on Netvibes (Michael Wesh’s Netvibes page, http://www.netvibes.com/wesch#Intro_Class_Portal)
- Netvibes also has a huge widget library (http://tour.netvibes.com/overview.php )
- Application widgets http://gadgets.zoho.com/zc/index.do
- - According to Apple Accessory Widgets – Totally self-contained, these do not require an Internet connection or any other application on the computer. A clock is an example of this type of widget. Application Widgets – These widgets use another application, such as an address book or calendar, for a source and usually provide information in a simple interface. Information Widgets – Designed to gather data from the Internet, these will show stock prices, top music lists, or other items from the web. These widgets will not work unless there is an active connection from the computer to the Internet.
- Widgets are often about the use of the data outside of their original web site structure
- http://www.metablocks.com/blog/content/articles/widgets/
- http://www.soabloke.com/2009/04/15/standalone-web-services-and-the-decline-of-the-browser/
- Apps are the widgets on the iPhone
- Integration of tv and internet will not be web pages, but widgets
- From NYTimes.com (4/13/09) “‘Hyperlocal’ Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers”
- http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-iphone-games13-2009apr13,0,3005552.story
- http://zembly.com
- http://www.widgetbox.com/
- http://www.dapper.net/dapp-factory.jsp?partner=semantify
- http://www.widgetbox.com/tag/education