Having just gone through the registration process for my widgets on a number of sites, I thought I would write up a summary report card on the various widget directories. I decided early on to directly host my widgets – the downside is that it was a pain to set up the necessary infrastructure, but [...]
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widget platforms
Published June 4th, 2007 in browser, google gadgets, netvibes, provider, widget and widgetbox. 2 CommentsWell, it’s been one week since I debuted the first two widgets. I have since debuted a third widget called Amazon Latest and Greatest that displays a selection of new releases or bestsellers in a chosen Amazon category. This widget has proven to be the most popular so far, due to a large part to [...]
Getting closer
Published May 9th, 2007 in amazon, linux, provider, ruby on rails, ubuntu and widget. 1 CommentI’ve made considerable progress since my last post. I have a first-cut working Ruby on Rails application built on a development box – an Ubuntu VM (on Windows). The first round of widgets (Amazon-based) are ready to go. Much of the build process for the widgets and the web site is automated. I’ve signed up [...]
I’m looking at a number of widget registries in which to host my widget. The whole point is to distribute it as widely as possible, and there are several options – Google Gadgets, Yahoo Widgets, Microsoft Gadgets, MacOS Dashboard, Widgetbox, Widgipedia, and others. I chose Widgetbox as the first one to try mainly because widget [...]