Articles by Mike Jones http://web2.sys-con.com/ Latest articles from Mike Jones en Copyright 2008 SYS-CON Media SYS-CON Media Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:16:41 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss 10 The Way of the Widget in the Age of the Social Web http://web2.sys-con.com/node/556304 As the Internet's newest way to connect brands with consumers, widgets have officially arrived. These portable applets appear on blogs, websites, and social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Offered by third-party developers as embedded Flash (.swf) objects, the self-contained badges allow page owners to personalize their sites with photo slide shows, music playlists, games, and other content.<p><a href="http://web2.sys-con.com/node/556304" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 01 May 2008 16:45:00 EDT http://web2.sys-con.com/node/556304