Last week, Paul Lindner, Engineering Manager at hi5, presented at the Widget Summit 2008 on developing widgets around the world. As the Engineering Manager of hi5's OpenSocial-based
platform and an active contributor to the Apache Shindig project,
OpenSocial, and the Gadgets specification, Paul
has led efforts and created systems that make the Internet a better
place. His past successes include building and promoting the Internet
Gopher in the early 90s, creating Internet systems for the ITU
and Red Hat, co-authoring the 'mod_perl Developer's Cookbook' and
scaling Six Apart's TypePad to support millions and millions of people.
More about the panel
Widgets are a worldwide phenomenon, creating customized content experiences in languages
and use cases sometimes unfamiliar to a U.S.
audience. In this session we will take a look at some of the most
popular widget platforms for unique audiences across the globe. We will
help you better understand your possible audience, highlight some
cutting edge technologies that may spread to our shores, and help
widget publishers open their content to new audiences.
About the Widget Summit 2008
Widget Summit returns for its third annual conference November 3rd and 4th at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. The Widget Summit is the premier widget conference educating hundreds of attendees a year on business and development best practices in the emerging widget industry. This year's conference program included a detailed look inside the widget platforms changing the way users interact with rich content across multiple environments. Widget Summit will help you reach and engage new audiences across multiple platforms including over 180 million Windows Vista desktops, 25 million active Facebook users, 10 million iPhone smartphones, or the millions of users that call My Yahoo! and iGoogle home every day. The world of widgets reaches beyond a standard web address and into the desktops, mobile phones, social networks, blogs, and personal homepages of today's fragmented online engagements.
Check out the video here: http://vimeo.com/2200790
More about the panel
Widgets are a worldwide phenomenon, creating customized content experiences in languages
and use cases sometimes unfamiliar to a U.S.
audience. In this session we will take a look at some of the most
popular widget platforms for unique audiences across the globe. We will
help you better understand your possible audience, highlight some
cutting edge technologies that may spread to our shores, and help
widget publishers open their content to new audiences.About the Widget Summit 2008
Widget Summit returns for its third annual conference November 3rd and 4th at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. The Widget Summit is the premier widget conference educating hundreds of attendees a year on business and development best practices in the emerging widget industry. This year's conference program included a detailed look inside the widget platforms changing the way users interact with rich content across multiple environments. Widget Summit will help you reach and engage new audiences across multiple platforms including over 180 million Windows Vista desktops, 25 million active Facebook users, 10 million iPhone smartphones, or the millions of users that call My Yahoo! and iGoogle home every day. The world of widgets reaches beyond a standard web address and into the desktops, mobile phones, social networks, blogs, and personal homepages of today's fragmented online engagements.
Check out the video here: http://vimeo.com/2200790