The cutest bumpersticker

From Stephanie Bambam here

They Bring You the Widgets..

          

Ed Anuff from Widgetbox started off this panel by giving a demo of their site, which is a very slick directory of various widgets that work in different places. The more places their widgets work the better, of course, and the intent is to have them working all ovver.

Next up was Snipperoo, who I have to admit, I'd never heard of before, although they did leave the cutest bumpersticker on my chair with the phrase "widgets are the bumper stickers of the Internet." They're rather quotable - one line from the demo - "You will put your blog in your stuff, not your stuff in your blog." They're all about "universal widgets" - widgets that work anywhere. More than just a directory, unique widgets you can use on any site.

Off to Q&A - do we really need a widget aggregator? Widgetbox's position is - yes. Publishing platforms have other things to do than categorize widgets, they need to come up with the best publishing experience and maximize business value. Aggregators are a handy dandy way to find things. Widgets are about independence, things that can be yanked from one place and brought to another, and an independent aggregator simply makes sense.