Widgetcon
Om likes the fact that Dare wants to talk to startups about widgets. He even thinks there should be a conference.
When I think of widgets (and blog objects, modules, whatever you wanna call them) - I think of three constituents:
- those independents who need to increase their disribution channel - using the blog gutter and module slot as their channel
- those DLAs and other large scale systems - who want tentacles into other systems - or who are made up entirely of modules (ala dashboards)
- those ‘parasites’ - who live off of other system’s user base, content base and basically form this ‘eco-system’ around these larger systems.
We’re watching these three kinds of constituents all use the same technology - and try and shoehorn their technology and business models into them. Whether they’re called Konfabulators, widgets, gadgets, modules, blog objects - it really doesn’t matter.
It’s happening, it’s all good and we’d love to attend any sort of event around this.
I know my friends at AOL would love to attend too - and if I were a betting man, I’d say Yahoo would be on-board, as well as NetVibes and Pageflakes.
Now the question is “can we get Google to show up at such an affair?”
THis would be a PUBLIC event - right dudes? None of this clique shit - right?
Maybe we can even get Microsoft to pay for some Alaskan King Crab legs - like the old days?
Speaking as a parasite, we’ll be there. We live breathe and drink the Widgesphere. We’re parasites but we’re good parasites.
Speaking as a parasite, we’ll be there. We live breathe and drink the Widgesphere. We’re parasites but we’re good parasites.
Speaking as a parasite, we’ll be there. We live breathe and drink the Widgesphere. We’re parasites but we’re good parasites.
Marc, thanks for the email. Definitely interested in getting involved. It will also give me a good reason to come back out to the valley. We posted our availability to help on Om’s site. What do you think we should do as a group to make this happen? You are better at this whole rabble rousing thing then anyone on the planet.
Marc, thanks for the email. Definitely interested in getting involved. It will also give me a good reason to come back out to the valley. We posted our availability to help on Om’s site. What do you think we should do as a group to make this happen? You are better at this whole rabble rousing thing then anyone on the planet.
Marc, thanks for the email. Definitely interested in getting involved. It will also give me a good reason to come back out to the valley. We posted our availability to help on Om’s site. What do you think we should do as a group to make this happen? You are better at this whole rabble rousing thing then anyone on the planet.