Blog Mentions

Trendspotting at BlogWorldExpo: What’s Next in Blogging and Social Media?

Mashable’s Adam Ostrow debriefs after BlogWorldExpo and shares his key takeaways with readers. In this post, Adam describes widgets as “web rings 2.0″ and highlights the Widgetbox Blog Network for giving publishers the means to improve their page views.

Sexy Widget gets it: What makes Widgetbox different

In this post by Lawrence Coburn of Sexy Widget does a nice job of analyzing how Widgetbox has differentiated itself in the widget realm. He explains how the Widgetbox Blog Network works and wraps it up by saying, “I’m bullish on the idea, as it incorporates some of my favorite things; tapping into selfish interest, …

Widgetbox gets a shout-out from WebProNews!

David Berkowitz highlights Widgetbox as one of the memorable startups from Blog World Expo. Check out his post here.

How to Make a Widget Using Widgetbox

Ready to be schooled by a 9-year-old blogger? Check out this awesome post on Michael Magrath’s blog, A How-To on Computers. This step-by-step guide is a must-watch for anyone who is curious about widgets.

Watch Giles Do His Thing

The folks at SexyWidget posted video from the “Widgets up the Wazoo” event from earlier in August. Catch Giles Goodwin describing the magic of Widgetbox’s gallery services and what they can do for web services, widget developers and advertisers. “Let me tell you more about WIdgetbox: We’re really into choice.” Oh yeah.

More on social media and the U.S. presidential election…

On Profy, Svetlana Gladkova  writes here about the use of social media and widgets in the election and mentions Widgetbox as the best source for widget-related info. “When I need information on this or that widget I usually go to Widgetbox to get a sense of how active people are in installing certain widgets on …

Widgetbox takes on CNET: Are Widgets Running Out of Steam?

Lawrence Coburn of the Sexy Widget blog calls attention to the widget debate entered into by CNET’s Stefanie Olsen and Widgetbox CEO Will Price. Lawrence writes, “Will Price makes the point that the fragmentation of the web, which is the driver of the widget phenomenon, shows no signs of abating.” Check out Lawrence’s full post …

Wondering about Geo-tagging?

This blog post from the blogs editor of The Guardian UK describes how to geo-tag photos, embed them in a map and use Widgetbox to build a widget around it all. Great for keeping your friends up to date on your travels.

Widgetbox upgrades widget platform with personalisation and revenue-share

The UK’s Social Media Portal writes, “The new offerings unveiled include the possibility for online networks to construct their own widget galleries by customising their category-structure and visual appearance.  Integration with third-party sites has been simplified with new options for imbedding galleries, in addition to customisable sorting that gives partners more choice as to how …

Widgetbox Digs Deep with Custom Galleries for Social Networks

Mashable’s Kristen Nicole explains the high points of the Custom Galleries by Widgetbox announcement, saying “Widgetbox is taking a deeper plunge by letting networks better offer personalized widget options for their users on a more integrated level.”