So Widgetbox continues to make good on their promise to "widgetize the web," with their latest Typepad Bling, which allows you to turn your blog into a widget--or "blidget." Get it?
Pretty simple to do. I cut and pasted my blog URL and was given a few options to customize the appearance of my widget. Then I was told to log into my Widgetbox account or create a new one and Widgetbox created my widget. Once that was done, I was then given the option to promote it by installing the button above. (Go ahead and click on it--you can "blidget" me to your blog if you want).
I wanted to see how the installation process worked, so I actually installed my own blidget on my site, which you can see if you scroll down and look at the left sidebar. Kind of weird to promote myself on my site, I know, but since I only had my own widget, that was the only way to test it. (If someone else creates a blidget, let me know so I can install yours as an example so I don't seem so self-absorbed).
The installation process was actually even easier than creating the blidget. I just had to select the interface for where I wanted to install the blidget (i.e., Typepad, Blogger, MySpace, Friendster, etc.) and then select the blog. Really a one-click process.
Now while this is a pretty cool little thing, I must admit that I'm trying to decide how a nonprofit might want to use it. Usually I'm decent at coming up with options, but today it's just not happening. So any ideas on how this could be useful? Or is it just a nice little gadget?
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