Joy Schwarz, Winnefox Library System

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Project Play Date November 21, 2008

• Joy Schwarz, Winnefox Library System
• Beth Carpenter, Outagamie Waupaca Library System

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What's a widget?

• Definition
• mini-web application
• portable snippet of code to copy paste 
• quick easy to embed
• ready-to use format
• customizable
• Different kinds
• widgets you use in your browser
• widgets you can use in your blog or web site
• (we'll talk about both kinds today)

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Benefits of gettin' widgety

• add anywhere you can paste code
• blogs
• web pages
• wikis
• social sites
• code written for you 
• no need to know scripting languages or HTML
• dynamic info without having to update
• merge content from multiple sources
• reflect local data (customizable)
• adds a bit of fun and interest
• easy peasy!

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Widgets what happens in the background

• image source Widgets for 2.0

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Widgets to use in your browser

• iGoogle
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• netvibes

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iGoogle www.google.com/ig

• a single personalized page brings together what
  you want
• add the RSS feeds and widgets you want 
• create a Google (or Gmail) account to set it up
• for details, see projectplay.owlsweb.info/?p74

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iGoogle

• Your first iGoogle page
• drag drop widgets to rearrange
• click "Add stuff" to, well, add stuff!

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iGoogle

• Use the Search box to 
• find library widgets
• You can also
• browse categories
• add feeds

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iGoogle

• Use Bloglines or Google Reader? Try iGoogle
  instead!
• Here's one way
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iGoogle

• Another way to add RSS feeds

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iGoogle
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Netvibes www.netvibes.com
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Netvibes

• Search for widgets by keyword
• Browse categories
• Add feeds
• Pull your personal info into 1 location

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Widgets to use in your blog or web site

• meeboMe
• Flickr
• LibraryThing
• Delicious
• Google calendar
• Widgetbox
• RSS feed rolls
• Blogger widgets

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meeboMe www.meebo.com
Instant messaging (IM) that doesn't require
people to have registered for an IM service in
order to contact you.
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meeboMe
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meeboMe
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meeboMe
Shows in dead end searches in library catalog.
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Flickr www.db798.com/pictobrowser
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Flickr flickrSLiDR.com
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Flickr www.flickr.com/fun/zeitgeist/
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LibraryThing www.librarything.com/tools

• Put a LibraryThing widget on your blog to show
  what you're reading now, random books from your
  collection, your tag cloud, and more.
• standard blog widget shows books, authors or tags
• search widget lets people search your library

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LibraryThing standard blog widget

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LibraryThing search widget

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LibraryThing

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Delicious

• Delicious
• a social bookmarking service that allows you to
  tag, save, manage and share web pages all in one
  place
• Types of widgets
• network badges
• link rolls
• tag rolls
• blog posting

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Delicious network badge

• shows you're a member of Delicious
• gives an easy way to add you to their Delicious
  network

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Delicious linkroll

• displays your recent Delicious bookmarks

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Delicious

• displays 
• a cloud 
• or list of 
• your 
• Delicious 
• tags

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Google calendar www.google.com/calendar
In calendar settings, you'll see embed
options Use the Customize link to change
the style, size, and what navigational options
you want to have available for your embedded
calendar.
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Google calendar 
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Google calendar in iGoogle
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Widgetbox www.widgetbox.com
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Widgetbox
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RSS feed rolls feed2js.org
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RSS feed rolls feed2js.orgolls
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RSS feed rolls feed2js.orgolls
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RSS feed rolls feed2js.orgolls
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RSS feed rolls feed.informer.com
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RSS feed rolls feed.informer.comrolls
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RSS feed rolls feed.informer.comrolls
Options for display   Pictures                  
              Flash                              
           HTML
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New Blogger widgets dashboard

• Layout versus Template mode

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New blogger widgets rolls
 
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Questions? rolls
Project Play projectplay.owlsweb.info   Beth
Carpenter Outagamie Waupaca Library
System bcarpent_at_mail.owls.lib.wi.us http//librari
an.justbeth.info Joy Schwarz Winnefox Library
System schwarz_at_winnefox.org