Comments on: Widgets – some straight talking http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alan patrick http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-668 alan patrick Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:13:50 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-668 Widgets remind me of web 1.0 shareware and freeware. Widgets remind me of web 1.0 shareware and freeware.

]]> By: alan patrick http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10572 alan patrick Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10572 Widgets remind me of web 1.0 shareware and freeware. Widgets remind me of web 1.0 shareware and freeware.

]]> By: mspoke http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-665 mspoke Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:08:43 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-665 Scott, when you say 'Some smart kid will write a blog and/or social network platform that consists entirely of widgets." You mean something like http://www.yourminis.com or for an crude example of how this can look http://yourminis.com/mc1 You mean like that? I think this area has a lot of potential. Kids will use these things like badges of honour if the right content is available. Scott, when you say ‘Some smart kid will write a blog and/or social network platform that consists entirely of widgets.”

You mean something like http://www.yourminis.com or for an crude example of how this can look http://yourminis.com/mc1

You mean like that? I think this area has a lot of potential. Kids will use these things like badges of honour if the right content is available.

]]> By: mspoke http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10571 mspoke Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:08:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10571 Scott, when you say 'Some smart kid will write a blog and/or social network platform that consists entirely of widgets." You mean something like http://www.yourminis.com or for an crude example of how this can look http://yourminis.com/mc1 You mean like that? I think this area has a lot of potential. Kids will use these things like badges of honour if the right content is available. Scott, when you say ‘Some smart kid will write a blog and/or social network platform that consists entirely of widgets.”

You mean something like http://www.yourminis.com or for an crude example of how this can look http://yourminis.com/mc1

You mean like that? I think this area has a lot of potential. Kids will use these things like badges of honour if the right content is available.

]]> By: Erik http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-661 Erik Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:13:58 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-661 I think that widgets will become increasingly sophisticated and that customized widget developers will emerge to serve the needs for big media marketing widgets. Say for example a widget promoting the upcoming film "Transformers" that when clicked on transformed/morphed from a poll widget into a full fledged media player showing the movie trailer. The New York Times article entitled "Bling for your Blog" is an insightful title because I think there will be a new phenomenon of "must have" widgets that will create incredible online buzz. Speaking of poll widgets, CBS Marketwatch mentioned that site owners can share revenue on poll widgets on their sites. This is important for sites that are highly specialized with high traffic that pollsters would covet. On a side note, the increasing movement of the us population to drop their land lines and use their cell only could lead more polling services to the web rather than the traditional phone surveys. Lastly, there will be room for more narrowly focused widget warehouses as thousands of widgets will be created and filtering them all will require topic specific widget category websites. Ex: PlaylistWidgets.com, etc I think that widgets will become increasingly sophisticated and that customized widget developers will emerge to serve the needs for big media marketing widgets. Say for example a widget promoting the upcoming film “Transformers” that when clicked on transformed/morphed from a poll widget into a full fledged media player showing the movie trailer. The New York Times article entitled “Bling for your Blog” is an insightful title because I think there will be a new phenomenon of “must have” widgets that will create incredible online buzz.

Speaking of poll widgets, CBS Marketwatch mentioned that site owners can share revenue on poll widgets on their sites. This is important for sites that are highly specialized with high traffic that pollsters would covet.

On a side note, the increasing movement of the us population to drop their land lines and use their cell only could lead more polling services to the web rather than the traditional phone surveys.

Lastly, there will be room for more narrowly focused widget warehouses as thousands of widgets will be created and filtering them all will require topic specific widget category websites.

Ex: PlaylistWidgets.com, etc

]]> By: Erik http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10570 Erik Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:13:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10570 I think that widgets will become increasingly sophisticated and that customized widget developers will emerge to serve the needs for big media marketing widgets. Say for example a widget promoting the upcoming film "Transformers" that when clicked on transformed/morphed from a poll widget into a full fledged media player showing the movie trailer. The New York Times article entitled "Bling for your Blog" is an insightful title because I think there will be a new phenomenon of "must have" widgets that will create incredible online buzz. Speaking of poll widgets, CBS Marketwatch mentioned that site owners can share revenue on poll widgets on their sites. This is important for sites that are highly specialized with high traffic that pollsters would covet. On a side note, the increasing movement of the us population to drop their land lines and use their cell only could lead more polling services to the web rather than the traditional phone surveys. Lastly, there will be room for more narrowly focused widget warehouses as thousands of widgets will be created and filtering them all will require topic specific widget category websites. Ex: PlaylistWidgets.com, etc I think that widgets will become increasingly sophisticated and that customized widget developers will emerge to serve the needs for big media marketing widgets. Say for example a widget promoting the upcoming film “Transformers” that when clicked on transformed/morphed from a poll widget into a full fledged media player showing the movie trailer. The New York Times article entitled “Bling for your Blog” is an insightful title because I think there will be a new phenomenon of “must have” widgets that will create incredible online buzz.

Speaking of poll widgets, CBS Marketwatch mentioned that site owners can share revenue on poll widgets on their sites. This is important for sites that are highly specialized with high traffic that pollsters would covet.

On a side note, the increasing movement of the us population to drop their land lines and use their cell only could lead more polling services to the web rather than the traditional phone surveys.

Lastly, there will be room for more narrowly focused widget warehouses as thousands of widgets will be created and filtering them all will require topic specific widget category websites.

Ex: PlaylistWidgets.com, etc

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-660 nic Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:14:55 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-660 Thanks Scott, and congrats on the Yahoo! deal. The idea of "widget as data gatherer" is a good one. Thanks Scott, and congrats on the Yahoo! deal.

The idea of “widget as data gatherer” is a good one.

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10569 nic Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10569 Thanks Scott, and congrats on the Yahoo! deal. The idea of "widget as data gatherer" is a good one. Thanks Scott, and congrats on the Yahoo! deal.

The idea of “widget as data gatherer” is a good one.

]]> By: Scott Rafer http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-659 Scott Rafer Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:36:17 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-659 I think that you are missing at least one model. Simply gathering profile data, either for sale or for use elsewhere, is worth money. As one example, per Seth's post last night http://majestic.typepad.com/seth/2007/01/valleywag_is_in.html , behavioral ad networks are going to need to revenue share back to their targets consumers. A network consisting of "only" ads and profile widgets might work quite well. It's reasonable to note that most ad networks require javascript installation, putting all the ad networks in the widget business already. Ivan's predictions do cover this point: <i>A Widgetized social network or blog will be launched and become hugely successful * Some smart kid will write a blog and/or social network platform that consists entirely of widgets. You create an interface by choosing which parts to put where. Suddenly you are in total control of your platform.</i> I think that you are missing at least one model. Simply gathering profile data, either for sale or for use elsewhere, is worth money. As one example, per Seth’s post last night http://majestic.typepad.com/seth/2007/01/valleywag_is_in.html , behavioral ad networks are going to need to revenue share back to their targets consumers. A network consisting of “only” ads and profile widgets might work quite well. It’s reasonable to note that most ad networks require javascript installation, putting all the ad networks in the widget business already.

Ivan’s predictions do cover this point:
A Widgetized social network or blog will be launched and become hugely successful

* Some smart kid will write a blog and/or social network platform that consists entirely of widgets. You create an interface by choosing which parts to put where. Suddenly you are in total control of your platform.

]]> By: Scott Rafer http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10568 Scott Rafer Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/01/22/widgets-some-straight-talking/#comment-10568 I think that you are missing at least one model. Simply gathering profile data, either for sale or for use elsewhere, is worth money. As one example, per Seth's post last night http://majestic.typepad.com/seth/2007/01/valleywag_is_in.html , behavioral ad networks are going to need to revenue share back to their targets consumers. A network consisting of "only" ads and profile widgets might work quite well. It's reasonable to note that most ad networks require javascript installation, putting all the ad networks in the widget business already. Ivan's predictions do cover this point: <i>A Widgetized social network or blog will be launched and become hugely successful * Some smart kid will write a blog and/or social network platform that consists entirely of widgets. You create an interface by choosing which parts to put where. Suddenly you are in total control of your platform.</i> I think that you are missing at least one model. Simply gathering profile data, either for sale or for use elsewhere, is worth money. As one example, per Seth’s post last night http://majestic.typepad.com/seth/2007/01/valleywag_is_in.html , behavioral ad networks are going to need to revenue share back to their targets consumers. A network consisting of “only” ads and profile widgets might work quite well. It’s reasonable to note that most ad networks require javascript installation, putting all the ad networks in the widget business already.

Ivan’s predictions do cover this point:
A Widgetized social network or blog will be launched and become hugely successful

* Some smart kid will write a blog and/or social network platform that consists entirely of widgets. You create an interface by choosing which parts to put where. Suddenly you are in total control of your platform.

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