Fred Wilson calls it as it is, as usual, talking about the YouTube API changes. I’ve always thought that YouTube sort of invented embedding code - at least they made it public on a big scale. I think I’m going to subtitle this conference ‘Everything Everywhere’
Everything Everywhere
Here’s my headline. You cannot be a destination exclusively [...]

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Platform 4
Platform 4 is keen to discover creative talent wherever it is emerging. And we recognise that some of the most inspiring online work is coming from the bedrooms of passionate hobbyist coders - not always the big name agencies and software giants.To recognise this trend we’re offering £1500 to the most creative mash-up of [...]

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Widgets make a big splash on the Net - USATODAY.com
Americans, meanwhile, are fast catching on to the joys of the snazzy new mini-programs. Awareness and use of widgets among online users, which was less than 5% in early 2007, has zoomed to more than 39% and 26%, respectively, says JupiterResearch.
Venture capitalists have taken note. Lightspeed [...]

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We’re hoping to have Christian Oestlien keynoting at Widgety Goodness, following the launch of Gadget Ads from Google. Adweek had an interview with Christian yesterday that contained this nugget about the fragmentation and widgetization of content:
Google Turns AdSense Into Video Outlet
The move is a sign that Google sees its AdSense network as more than a [...]

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Facebook has had an extraordinary run of good luck, mostly created by themselves. They have started to believe their own hype, which is always a dangerous thing to do - ask Gordon Brown. But various forces are mustering on the near horizon, and these forces pose a mortal threat to Facebooks ludicrous claim to be [...]

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The schedule for the day is now up and we’re booking in some brilliant speakers from all corners of the widgetsphere. This is going to be one amazing day. Comments welcomed: please use comments on the Schedule page. Thanks.

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Rumours from Tagged and news from hi5 that they are building out platforms in the style of Facebook add to the value of the Widgety Goodness conference. This is such a fast moving space, it is going to be hard to keep up as more social networks roll out platforms. The most interesting development here [...]

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