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]]> By: Widgetbox http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1956333 Widgetbox Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:52:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1956333 Hi Jules, Once you've created your widget, you'll want to promote and distribute it. Having your widget on a publicly accessible server doesn't guarantee that search engines and users will have an easy time finding it. It's frustrating to create something great and have no one use it! Registering your widget in Widgetbox's gallery will help you increase your widget's distribution. Your widget does not need to be hosted on Widgetbox's systems to be listed in the gallery. Each widget listed in the Widgetbox.com gallery is wrapped with Widgetbox's Get Widget menu. Get Widget is a graphical interface that lets users pick which blog, social network or start page they want to install your widget to. Widgetbox also wraps the Get Widget menu around the installed copy of a widget. This allows other users to get their own copy of your widget directly from the site it was installed to. So - your widget can be distributed from both Widgetbox.com and each and every user page your widget's been installed to. Sure - you could make your own Get Widget. But wouldn't you rather spend time making widgets? Also, the Widgetbox App Accelerator allows you to turn your widget into standalone Facebook and Bebo apps. It's not a "cut and paste" your HTML code into a container app solution ;) As you mentioned, Widgetbox provides the usual commodity statistics: which sites your widget has been installed to, how many installs have occurred, impressions, etc. Hope this helps you understand the value that Widgetbox can provide to someone with your skills and resources! Cheers, Widgetbox ( support at widgetbox dot com ) Hi Jules,

Once you’ve created your widget, you’ll want to promote and distribute it. Having your widget on a publicly accessible server doesn’t guarantee that search engines and users will have an easy time finding it. It’s frustrating to create something great and have no one use it!

Registering your widget in Widgetbox’s gallery will help you increase your widget’s distribution. Your widget does not need to be hosted on Widgetbox’s systems to be listed in the gallery.

Each widget listed in the Widgetbox.com gallery is wrapped with Widgetbox’s Get Widget menu. Get Widget is a graphical interface that lets users pick which blog, social network or start page they want to install your widget to.

Widgetbox also wraps the Get Widget menu around the installed copy of a widget. This allows other users to get their own copy of your widget directly from the site it was installed to. So - your widget can be distributed from both Widgetbox.com and each and every user page your widget’s been installed to.

Sure - you could make your own Get Widget. But wouldn’t you rather spend time making widgets?

Also, the Widgetbox App Accelerator allows you to turn your widget into standalone Facebook and Bebo apps. It’s not a “cut and paste” your HTML code into a container app solution ;)

As you mentioned, Widgetbox provides the usual commodity statistics: which sites your widget has been installed to, how many installs have occurred, impressions, etc.

Hope this helps you understand the value that Widgetbox can provide to someone with your skills and resources!

Cheers,
Widgetbox ( support at widgetbox dot com )

]]> By: jules http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955895 jules Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:53:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955895 Can someone please educate me on what widgetbox provides to people with development skills and hosting infrastructure? Other than making it easy to track usage, what do they provide? Thanks for help understanding their value proposition. Can someone please educate me on what widgetbox provides to people with development skills and hosting infrastructure? Other than making it easy to track usage, what do they provide?

Thanks for help understanding their value proposition.

]]> By: rubu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955782 rubu Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:59:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955782 As for whether Widgetbox has any ownership over the widgets built with their software, that’s a good question; I’d have to check. As for whether Widgetbox has any ownership over the widgets built with their software, that’s a good question; I’d have to check.

]]> By: Yuri http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955404 Yuri Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:26:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955404 Widgetbox is good stuff. Also worth checking out is SpringWidgets and Clearspring. They're all pretty valuable services Orchestr8 also has a widget service ( grid.orch8.net/clippings/ )that lets you visually "grab" part of any website and turn it into a widget/opensocial app/pageflakes/netvibes. Lots of fun stuff out there Widgetbox is good stuff. Also worth checking out is SpringWidgets and Clearspring. They’re all pretty valuable services

Orchestr8 also has a widget service ( grid.orch8.net/clippings/ )that lets you visually “grab” part of any website and turn it into a widget/opensocial app/pageflakes/netvibes. Lots of fun stuff out there

]]> By: Mark Hendrickson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955380 Mark Hendrickson Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:16:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955380 @Yakov - Widgetbox has gotten back to me saying that the creators are the owners of their widgets, not Widgetbox, even if the widgets are hosted on Widgetbox. @Jonathan - I think that's the right assumption to make, although I don't know the actual frequency of "usage". @Yakov - Widgetbox has gotten back to me saying that the creators are the owners of their widgets, not Widgetbox, even if the widgets are hosted on Widgetbox.

@Jonathan - I think that’s the right assumption to make, although I don’t know the actual frequency of “usage”.

]]> By: Sasha Pave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955281 Sasha Pave Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:42:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955281 There are some very bright minds behind Widgetbox, I'm looking forward to their next big thing. There are some very bright minds behind Widgetbox, I’m looking forward to their next big thing.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955219 Jonathan Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:17:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1955219 Mark - question is, whether they are viewed as in banners being viewed, or that they are "played" or some action taken upon them. my assumption is that they are viewed as in banners, and they are actually played or acted upon on in 1/1000 of the times. Mark - question is, whether they are viewed as in banners being viewed, or that they are “played” or some action taken upon them.
my assumption is that they are viewed as in banners, and they are actually played or acted upon on in 1/1000 of the times.

]]> By: ryan troy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954768 ryan troy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:16:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954768 Congrats to Wendy and team. Nicest folks around. Congrats to Wendy and team. Nicest folks around.

]]> By: antje wilsch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954755 antje wilsch Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:11:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954755 Hummer Winblad? really? they don't do anything consumer-facing on the web. Hummer Winblad? really? they don’t do anything consumer-facing on the web.

]]> By: Evan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954716 Evan Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:52:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954716 I think the idea of "community" will be around for some time, so even if Myspace dies down, there will still be blogs and news aggregators that can make use of a widget platform. I think the idea of “community” will be around for some time, so even if Myspace dies down, there will still be blogs and news aggregators that can make use of a widget platform.

]]> By: voofox.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954682 voofox.net Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:43:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954682 i cant for social network bubble to burst i cant for social network bubble to burst

]]> By: Mark Hendrickson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954679 Mark Hendrickson Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:41:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954679 @Yakov: When I mean "their widgets", I mean those developed on top of their platform. As for whether Widgetbox has any ownership over the widgets built with their software, that's a good question; I'd have to check. @Yakov: When I mean “their widgets”, I mean those developed on top of their platform. As for whether Widgetbox has any ownership over the widgets built with their software, that’s a good question; I’d have to check.

]]> By: Yakov http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954652 Yakov Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:33:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954652 When yot say "their widgets are viewed.." what does this really mean? They do not really own any, do they? When yot say “their widgets are viewed..” what does this really mean? They do not really own any, do they?

]]> By: ray gun http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954644 ray gun Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:32:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954644 davetillman i agree ,and there will be alot of bankruptcy cases filed lol. i cant for social network bubble to burst davetillman i agree ,and there will be alot of bankruptcy cases filed lol. i cant for social network bubble to burst

]]> By: Dan Schawbel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954618 Dan Schawbel Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:25:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954618 I guarantee this site is going to succeed. It's already the top widget distributor on the web. I guarantee this site is going to succeed. It’s already the top widget distributor on the web.

]]> By: davetillman http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954592 davetillman Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:19:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/widgetbox-secures-8m-more-in-series-b-funding/#comment-1954592 How will these companies survive after the social networking craze dies down, which it will. How will these companies survive after the social networking craze dies down, which it will.

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