Are QR Codes Finally Taking Off?

Sure QR (quick response) codes have been around for years, but they are only now starting to gain traction. Forget the old way of sharing your URL or web app with customers. The rapid expansion of smartphones in the US is creating new ways of distributing information. While QR codes and scanners have been used in Japan and other countries for years, QR code scanner software (which act similar to UPC scanner apps on mobile phones) is finally making it possible for US smartphone users to view a QR code via their camera.

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Mobile 2.0 Conference: Developer Code Examples

Giles Goodwin—Widgetbox Co-Founder and CT0—recently gave a presentation at the 2010 Mobile 2.0 Conference on developing HTML5 Mobile Web Apps and Mobile Sites.

Below you'll find examples of the development code examples he referenced in his presentation.

http:/files.widgetbox.com/assets/scroll.zip

Widgetbox is Hiring!

The web's best place for mobile and web innovations is also the best place to work! We're hiring for two new positions--if either is a fit, we'd love to have you apply. Send your resume, cover letter, and any other desired materials to: jobs@widgetbox.com.

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A New Way to Showcase Your Video Content

This month we added a new feature to our

Video Gallery widget that makes it even easier to showcase single videos.

The Slideshow format is our newest display type for the Video Gallery widget. Along with our existing Filmstrip, Gallery, and List display types it allows you to easily display your video content in a professional-looking widget. The Slideshow format gives you the option to showcase your video content one video at a time without any thumbnails appearing. In true slideshow fashion, the new format allows viewers to click through your video content by clicking "next" and "previous".

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Do You Fear the Media Revolution?

Patrick Feeny

Product Manager

As part of Widgetbox's new staff series—we'll be bringing you occasional guest posts from members of the Widgetbox team.

What a time to be working in technology!!

We are living through a media revolution on a scale not seen in 400 years. The paper-bound book is set to disappear in a few years time. The encyclopedia already has. Newspapers and magazines are having to reinvent themselves in order to survive.  The music industry has been rocked to its foundations. Gaming has taken on an importance in people’s lives that no one could have imagined.

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