Entries matching “widget”

Say goodbye to browsers. Say goodbye to your "my favourites" folder. Say goodbye to online destinations. How is it that Yahoo! Pipes did not take off the way we would have thought? Are millions of people really downloading widgets and...

Did you see Google's announcement earlier this week about Google For Non-Profits? Here's the Blog posting from the Official Google Blog titled, Google For Non-Profits: "Many of you spend your days making this world a better place, and we want...

Over the years I've mentioned Maslow's hierarchy of needs on countless occasions when looking at why Social Media and Online Social Networks have taken hold. While I've never taken a psychology class (correction: I've never passed a psychology class), I've...

There's been some hearty conversations online about Facebook, third-party applications, where your personal data is winding up, and whether or not individuals understand what they're getting themselves into when they agree to the terms of service of the online social...

The Fluid Web is becoming a reality and we simply don't have the Digital Marketing metrics in place to measure it and define success. I first heard about the Fluid Web from Avinash Kaushik - Analytics Evangelist at Google -...

Welcome to episode #80 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. I was worried I was falling into a rhythm of playing a couple of audio comments and then relying on an interview to make each episode...

I've avoided adding the functionality to the Six Pixels of Separation Blog where you get a Blog posting called, Links, with the date after it. I see this on so many Blogs, and I just don't get it. With the...

Welcome to episode #79 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. It seems like I've had a flurry of great conversations with the who's who of the Digital Marketing landscape, and this week is no exception. I...

Yesterday I attended the IAB Canada - Interactive Advertising Bureau - annual Interactive To The Max full-day event. In fact, because IAB Canada is celebrating their tenth year anniversary, this is the special "Genius Edition" of Interactive To The Max....

Welcome to episode #78 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. This week there is an incredible conversation with Avinash Kaushik from Google all about online marketing, web analytics, the fluid web, widgets and more live from...

Have you been paying attention to the mobile space these past few weeks? Things are getting stupid (in the best of ways). To kick off the Widget waggle a little, RIM (the makers of Blackberry) launched a Facebook app for...

Welcome to episode #73 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. So much happened this week in the Digital Marketing landscape as devices like the iPhone and the iPod Touch continue to get coverage. We've seen Jaiku...

I read with fascination an article from BusinessWeek called, Who Wants To Be A Facebook Millionaire? It's not the first time I've heard about a couple of people getting together, creating an widget for Facebook and reeling in the big...

Have you taken a step back and thought about what your online experience looks and feels like? I bet it's nothing like the days of firing up the old Web browser and clicking through your Bookmarks. Things are changing at...

If you're not lucky enough to have an iPhone, odds are you've been struggling with your mobile browsing experience. I know that most people are shocked when I show them the interface and usability on applications like the Facebook mobile...

I got inspired last night at the Pecha Kucha event that happened in Montreal. For those not familiar with what Pecha Kucha is, you can check out my Blog posting over here: Getting To The PowerPoint - True Art In...

You are one person, why can't you experience the Web in the same fashion? Why must we all constantly create unique profiles and Avatars for the multitude of online social networks, virtual worlds and sites requiring registration or sign up?...

Originally, I thought it was an anomaly, but now it's happened on more than a few occasions. The first instance, I was invited through a trusted peer to join a new online social network that was targeting the business crowd....

If you were unsure of how to define Web 2.0 and were wondering what Web 3.0 will look like, I'm not sure that this video will help much. It's Eric Schmidt from Google fielding the question: What do you think?...

When I think of Widgets, my first thoughts are of small downloadable applications that reside on your desktop (typically called Desktop Widgets). Turns out that ComScore is now tracking the use of Widgets online, but describes them as, "little boxes...

Have you checked out Twitter yet? It's being called a micro-Blogging platform. I'm not sure that is the best way to describe it. Simply put you can send a text message (SMS length) either through a website, instant messenger or...

PodCamp Toronto 2007 Day Two is well underway. I've already attended a session by the very scary (in the best way possible) Chris Penn from the Financial Aid Podcast called, WinAmpCast And Google Gadget Podcast Kit 1.0, where we learned...