Here at Widgetbox we’re always looking to improve our widgets to make them even more fun and useful for you. We recently made some cool improvements to our popular Slideshow widget that will make it even easier for you to share your images.

The Slideshow widget allows you to easily turn your content into a professional looking slideshow—simply upload images from your computer, and in just 5 minutes you’ll have a personalized slideshow to share with friends.

Make a slideshow to show off your new puppy, the office Halloween party, your last vacation, or just about any other slideshow you can think of.

Install your personalized slideshow on MySpace, Twitter, a blog, or any other web page of your choosing.

Pro account users get even more customization for their slideshows, including: 16 themes, multiple slideshow settings, and advanced stylings of fonts and colors. As with all Pro widgets, Pro users can also opt to remove the Get Widget button.

Not currently a Pro user? Try Widgetbox Pro for free with a 7-day trial and start adding Pro features to your widgets.

The latest installment of Widgetbox’s Screencast series:
“How to make YouTube Widgets with Video”

You can also access video tutorials on how to make other widgets with in-line video capabilities: YouTube, Vimeo and Hulu!

… And if you want to stay current on our latest screencasts and video-tutorials – grab the widget:

Learn more about the Blidget Pro and read other Tutorials

]]> http://blog.widgetbox.com/2009/02/youtube-widgets-how-to-make-your-own/feed/ 3 http://blog.widgetbox.com/2009/01/use-widget-tabs-to-promote-multiple-websites-rss-feeds/ http://blog.widgetbox.com/2009/01/use-widget-tabs-to-promote-multiple-websites-rss-feeds/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:24:03 +0000 Jillian Jones http://blog.widgetbox.com/?p=506

Have a presence on several websites?
Have multiple RSS feeds that you’d like to merge into a single widget?
Want to include your favorite blogs in one great widget?

The Blidget Pro makes this easy by allowing the addition of tabs within a single widget…. yet another reason to Go Pro! Here’s how:

Provide a Label and Select Add Tabs

In the second part (”Customize Blidget Content”) of the Blidget Pro creator, you will notice two relevant elements:

1. Label
Entering text here automatically adds a label for your widget’s content – placing it directly above the widget’s body. This label appears in a horizontal bar which will also house other tabs. When adding a label, be descriptive but short. In this case, I have used the label “New Posts”.

2. Tabs Creator
Click the “Tabs” link to open the creator. Then click “Add New Tab”!

Choose the Tab’s Format

Four great options:

1. RSS Feed
2. YouTube Feed (with video play!)
3. Vimeo Feed (with video play too!)
4. Hulu Feed (also with video play!)

For this example, let’s use the RSS Feed as an example:

Customize the Tab & Add an RSS Feed

Three easy steps to get started:

1. Content / Source: input your feed’s URL here
2. Tab Label: input the name of the tab and remember to keep it descriptive but short!
3. Layout: choose how the tab’s content will appear – List, Slideshow or Bricks view

Tips & Tricks with Tabs

Tabs are a terrific way to add increased content, value and promotion to your widget. There are countless usages of tabs, but here is a great example of how bloggers and blog networks can use the tabs effectively. Gawker Media operates several popular blogs from Gawker to Gizmodo to Kotaku. By using tabs, we can create a single Gawker widget that highlights content from across Gawker’s network of blogs. This is a powerful widget that can be displayed across Gawker’s network to promote content from each of their blogs. And it’s a terrific way for readers and fans to consume headlines from all the Gawker properties:

Learn more about the Blidget Pro and read other Tutorials

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The new Blidget Pro now allows you to add videos from YouTube, Hulu and Vimeo directly inside your widget. Your widgets can now display the latest videos and, when clicked, load the video directly on your website… bringing a new level of interactivity to widgets:

Adding video to your new Blidget Pro is simple and you can get started by either inputting the video feed directly into the Blidget creator OR by adding a new tab. The below walk-through is using the Tab Creator:

Add YouTube Videos

- Select your YouTube feed by inputting your favorite YouTube user-ID or search term
- Give a label (such as ‘My Videos’)
- Then select the Layout format (it looks particularly good in Brick view!)

Add Vimeo Videos

- Input your Vimeo User-ID and then choose whether to display your videos or favorite videos
- Give a label (such as ‘My Vimeo Videos’)
- Then select the Layout format (it looks particularly good in Brick view!)

Add Hulu Videos

- If you have a Hulu username, you can have the widget display your video history, activity feed or recommendations
- Or, you can add a search term (ie “Simpsons”) and the widget will display the corresponding videos
- Give a label (such as ‘Simpsons Episodes’)
- Then select the Layout format (it looks particularly good in Brick view!)

Here are a few examples of Hulu widgets constructed using the Blidget Pro:

Learn more about the Blidget Pro and read other Tutorials

]]> http://blog.widgetbox.com/2009/01/in-widget-videos-from-youtube-hulu-vimeo/feed/ 16 http://blog.widgetbox.com/2008/12/kanye-west-heidi-montag-video-widgets/ http://blog.widgetbox.com/2008/12/kanye-west-heidi-montag-video-widgets/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:54:27 +0000 Jillian Jones http://blog.widgetbox.com/?p=314 Yesterday Widgetbox announced the new version of our popular Blidget tool.

Today, we are showcasing what the new Blidget can do using partner tools and features. Below are are series of widgets constructed on those new features and via YouTube’s RSS content. Here are fifty video widgets showcasing popular content from YouTube – using nothing more than an RSS feed and some design work. I’ve selected my two favorite widgets below) how can you not love Hiedi Montag of the Hills?! It’s impossible….).

If you would like to partner with Widgetbox, to understand how we can work with you to easily build custom, branded and viral widgets.

You can visit the entire YouTube Videos widgets gallery or access any of the specific widgets via the complete list below:

All of the YouTube Videos widgets:
- Akon Videos Widget
- Andy Samberg Videos Widget
- Angelina Jolie Videos Widget
- Anne Hathaway Videos Widget
- Ashley Olsen Videos Widget
- Ashley Tisdale Videos Widget
- Barack Obama Videos Widget
- Bart Simpson Videos Widget
- Beyonce Videos Widget
- Brad pitt Videos Widget
- Britney Spears Videos Widget
- Chris Brown Videos Widget
- Eric Cartman Videos Widget
- Family Guy Videos Widget
- Hayden Panettiere Videos Widget
- Heidi Montag Videos Widget
- Hilary Duff Videos Widget
- Hillary Clinton Videos Widget
- Jennifer Aniston Videos Widget
- Jessica Alba Videos Widget
- Jessica Biel Videos Widget
- Jonas Brothers Videos Widget
- Jon Stewart Videos Widget
- Justin Timberlake Videos Widget
- Kanye West Videos Widget
- Katie Holmes Videos Widget
- Lauren Conrad Videos Widget
- Lil Wayne Videos Widget
- Lindsay Lohan Videos Widget
- Madonna Videos Widget
- Mary Kate Olsen Videos Widget
- Matt Damon Videos Widget
- Miley Cyrus Videos Widget
- Naruto Videos Widget
- Oprah Videos Widget
- Paris Hilton Videos Widget
- Rihanna Videos Widget
- Sarah Silverman Videos Widget
- Saturday Night Live Videos Widget
- South Park Videos Widget
- Stephen Colbert Videos Widget
- Steve Carell Videos Widget
- The Office Videos Widget
- The Simpsons Videos Widget
- Tina Fey Videos Widget
- Tom Cruise Videos Widget
- Vanessa Hudgens Videos Widget
- Will Ferrell Videos Widget
- Zac Efron Videos Widget
- The Colbert Report Videos Widget