Comments on: Wrap-Up from Widgets Live

By: Gigya raises $4M from Benchmark for email widgets

Gigya raises $4M from Benchmark for email widgets — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:17:16 +0000

[...] | 0 tweets retweet » Gigya, which inserts widgets into emails and launched at our Widgets Live conference, has raised $4 million from Benchmark Capital, according to Israel’s Globes. The company has [...]

By: jf.sellsius

jf.sellsius — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:49:16 +0000

Have to disagree with Sandy Jen: People will learn new behavior if it improves the quality of their life or entertains them—-that is the point of innovation—-text messaging, photosharing, mailing a DVD back in the mail (netflix), RSS, drag & drop. Heck, the internet is one gigantic new behavior.

By: Jonathan Hill

Jonathan Hill — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:07:19 +0000

Thanks a million Om for putting on a great conference. We really enjoyed it and the chance to demo was much appreciated (even if our lollipop licking logo freaked you out).

Looking forward to next year!

By: Danny Espinoza

Danny Espinoza — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:27:58 +0000

Well, of course I have only myself to blame for being out of the loop and not getting into this conference when spaces were still available. Nevertheless, great work Om, on what's is a nascent and exciting area of mini-application development.

As for standardization, it appears that since standards already exist for dynamic web applications (AJAX, JS, CSS) I think the proprietary API and desktop-centric widget environments are going to have a hard time differentiating themselves and winning future market share.

Yes, Apple has a nice well-defined platform base to build Dashboard upon (and choosing web technologies for widget deployment was wise) but the widget industry as a whole seems to be moving briskly into embeddable web content -- where social networks and blog spaces go, the widget business goes. IMHO, Yahoo may want to rethink their XML and desktop engine strategy and Apple may want to broaden their horizons.

And on that note, my company released a new beta of Amnesty Generator, our free "web widget" to Dashboard widget drag-and-drop converter today. It wraps embeddable web content - Google gadgets, Slide animations, Widgetbox widgets, YouTube videos and more - into nice little Dashboard widgets. If you're a Mac fan, check it out and let us know what you think.

And I'll definitely be attending next year. ;-)

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:25:57 +0000

MIster Widget

thanks for your comments. on the future events, well, we shall keep you posted on that. today it is time for the grind - the web 2.0 conference grind.

By: Mister Widget

Mister Widget — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:46:53 +0000

Sounds like it was a great kickoff for Om & Niall – nice recap from Ian Kennedy on his Flashpoint post.

Also, for anyone interested in finding a memorable URL in the space, http://www.misterwidget.com is for sale.

Any news on upcoming GigaOm Conferences? Would like get a head’s up.

By: flashpoint

flashpoint — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:44:11 +0000

Widgets Live…

Put together in just a couple of weeks by Niall Kennedy and Om Malik, the Widgets Live conference was a timely event that capitalized on the catchphrase of the day and the fact that a lot of folks are in…