Widgets: Now More Useful Than Ever! NTC Conference April 6, 2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stinkypeter/

Key Takeaways …. Define Pros/Cons Tour http://www.flickr.com/photos/stinkypeter/

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Pros/Cons

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Session Outline Intro Widget Primer Widgets Go Wild Tour Summary

Photo by Thomas Hawk Marshall Kirkpatrick

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shelisrael/ Carnet Williams

OMG, I’ve been widgetized! Profiles & Presence Content in many places RSS Powered Fundraising Sharing photos, bookmarks, videos, and more Conversations connections

My burning question about widgets is….

What is a widget?

Widget …

A web widget is a small piece of cut and paste code that enables a non-technical web publisher to easily pull in content and display it or add interactive features.

Badge Capsule Gadget Module Mini Snippet What’s in a name? Flake

The Web is increasingly turning into a sort of online Home Depot with its shelves lined with thousands of useful, off-the-shelf parts of every description and utility. Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=80

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=80

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=80

I’d like to volunteer … I want more information .. I want to support that cause .. The Network Effect Slide remixed from David Wilcox

Give up control … Open source thinking This gets messy! http://www.flickr.com/photos/petroleumjelliffe/

Benefits Widgets are two-way bridges for distributing your content

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eye2eye/ Are widgets really useful? Hmm …

Easy to Use!

Low cost or free For the end users!

Widgets are fun! (But don’t tell your ED)

Considerations How can you use widgets to amplify existing conversations or content? What is your strategy for triggering the network effect? How comfortable giving up control?

How can you use widgets to amplify existing conversations or content?

What is your strategy for triggering the network effect?

How comfortable giving up control?

Widgets Go Wild Tour

Stop 1: Conversation Starters Examples Poll Daddy Voice Mail – MobaTalk Meebo

Stop 2: Spread Your .Org’s Content Bookmarks Photos Videos Text via RSS Headlines

Stop 3: Share Content Calendar Listings Job Listings And More …

Stop 4: Site Tracking and Search MyBlogLog Technorati

Stop 5: Profiles and Presence LinkedIn Twitter

Stop 6: Advocacy 18 seconds

Stop 7: Personal Fundraising Network for Good ChipIn Change.org Kiva

Stop 8: Where to Find Them! 1. The particular Web2.0 Social Networking Tool or Service A widget gallery or directory for your blogging Platform Third-Party Widget Directory and Aggregator Sites

1. The particular Web2.0 Social Networking Tool or Service

A widget gallery or directory for your blogging Platform

Third-Party Widget Directory and Aggregator Sites

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