Widgetbox BlogBloghttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2011-03-15T00:34:06ZSquarespaceNew iPad-Compatible Ad Unitshttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2011/2/4/new-ipad-compatible-ad-units.htmlJillian Jones2011-02-05T01:00:00Z2011-02-05T01:00:00ZWe’ve recently worked to enable iPad-compatible versions of our ad units, offering publishers and brands the opportunity to reach and engage audiences through iPad and iPod touch devices. Our iPad compatible formats detect when users are accessing a publisher site on a device that does not support Flash, and serves a back-up HTML5 version of the ad unit, allowing viewers to easily view and interact with the ad creative.

Contact our business team to learn about including iPad-compatible formats in your ad campaigns.

]]>Football, Fashion and Phones = Fun with Widgetbox Mobilehttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/12/30/football-fashion-and-phones-fun-with-widgetbox-mobile.htmlWidgetbox2010-12-30T17:43:00Z2010-12-30T17:43:00ZQuestion: What do an Italian football club and a swanky New York/Miami production studio have in common? (Besides a tendency towards on-field and on-screen drama, of course!)
Answer: Forza Pescara and Splashlight have both shown their mobile savvy by building Widgetbox apps to take their sites to your phones.

]]>Win Great Prizes with Widgetbox Mobile Giveawayshttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/11/29/win-great-prizes-with-widgetbox-mobile-giveaways.htmlWidgetbox2010-11-29T19:03:52Z2010-11-29T19:03:52Z

To celebrate the release of Widgetbox Mobile™ and to show our appreciation for our fans, we’re having two different giveaways that offer a total of three ways to win great prizes.

Widgetbox Mobile 5000th App Giveaway

We’re giving away a VIP set of prizes including a $299 Apple Gift Card and a free year of Widgetbox Mobile to the lucky Widgetboxer who creates the 5,000th mobile web app! We're also awarding a set of prizes to a randomly selected user who creates a mobile web app between now and the creation of the 5,000th mobile web app. Create an app for free today and double your chances to win great prizes. Learn more »

]]>Widgetbox Mobile Web Apps—Simple Ways to Integrate Your Brand Identityhttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/11/16/widgetbox-mobile-web-appssimple-ways-to-integrate-your-brand.htmlWidgetbox2010-11-16T21:53:34Z2010-11-16T21:53:34Z

With the introduction of Widgetbox's mobile web app product, it's never been easier to get your own mobile web app up and running within a few minutes. You can quickly and easily pull in existing content (blog feeds, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, etc.), or create new content with our easy-to-use templates (Polls, Maps, Contacts, etc.), but that's just the first step.

Just as we've made it easy to define and create your mobile app's content, we've made it just as easy for you to style that content to reflect your brand's identity. Here are just a few quick ways to add that personal touch to your mobile app and really make it your own.

 

 

]]>Widgetbox Goes Mad!http://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/11/4/widgetbox-goes-mad.htmlWidgetbox2010-11-04T17:17:59Z2010-11-04T17:17:59ZTo celebrate both the release of our new mobile web app product and our recent move to a new office space, we decided to have a Mad Men themed party--Widgetbox styles!.

The party included a live jazz band—Sunsphere— playing 60's style combos, 150 Widgetbox team members, family, friends, and customers, and of course Old Fashioned cocktails.

Check out a few of the pics below and learn more about new mobile web apps.

 

]]>Running, and a Start-Uphttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/11/2/running-and-a-start-up.htmlWidgetbox2010-11-02T18:35:35Z2010-11-02T18:35:35Z

Giles Goodwin

Co-Founder and CTO

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

A number of us at Widgetbox are runners. It didn't start out that way, but it's pretty normal these days to see a few of us in running shorts at the end of the day as we prepare for a group run or overhear discussion about mileage and pace mixed in with talk about MapReduce.  David, our Operations Lead, and Chris, our Director of Engineering, were long-time runners before starting at Widgetbox, but many of us became runners while working here.

]]>New Site Makes Online Yard-Sales Easyhttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/10/27/new-site-makes-online-yard-sales-easy.htmlWidgetbox2010-10-27T15:23:04Z2010-10-27T15:23:04ZRecently our office manager had some everyday household items to sell and instead of turning to her old standby of Craigslist, decided to try a new selling site called Yardsellr. After spreading the word about the new site around the office, we decided that a site that combined our passion for both yard-sales and social media just had to be shared with our Widgetbox friends.

 

]]>Introducing Mobile Web Apps: Go Mobile in Minuteshttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/10/20/introducing-mobile-web-apps-go-mobile-in-minutes.htmlWidgetbox2010-10-20T13:03:00Z2010-10-20T13:03:00ZMobile web apps for iPhone and Android

We're extremely excited to announce the launch of our newest product —mobile web apps.

Starting today you can make and distribute a feature-rich mobile app in minutes without writing any code. New mobile web apps are compatible with iPhone and Android devices—allowing you to reach your mobile audience without an app store.]]>October Spotlight: Our Most Popular Widgethttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/10/18/october-spotlight-our-most-popular-widget.htmlWidgetbox2010-10-18T19:05:00Z2010-10-18T19:05:00ZThis month's spotlight widget is also the most frequently created widget on Widgetbox—the Countdown widget.

The Countdown widget allows users to quickly create a professional-looking countdown to any upcoming event—be it a business event such as a conference, webinar, or product release—or a personal event such as a wedding, birthday, or anniversary. Users can customize their countdown by taking advantage of 8 basic theming options and multiple styles of clock display.]]>New Twitter Display Optionshttp://blog.widgetbox.com/blog/2010/10/14/new-twitter-display-options.htmlWidgetbox2010-10-15T01:57:38Z2010-10-15T01:57:38ZTwitter widget This month we're excited to announce three new display options for your Twitter content— Lists, Search, and Favorites. All three options give you additional means of moderating what Twitter content appears before your audience while allowing you to include content from different Twitter accounts.]]>