Device and Method for Creating, Distributing, Managing and Monetizing Widgets in a Mobile Environment
A computerized development method, system, and device for creating a widget to be distributed in a mobile environment is disclosed. The method, system and device include allowing a user to create a widget suitable for distribution in a mobile environment, the widget including a widgetized existing code element, distributing the created widget in the mobile environment, tracking the distributed widget in the mobile environment, wherein the tracking the distributed widget enables access to how the created widget is being used via analytics of the created widget, and monetizing the widget to generate revenue based on the created, distributed, and tracked widget.
1 . A computerized development method for creating a widget to be distributed in a mobile environment, said method comprising:
allowing a user to create a widget suitable for distribution in a mobile environment, said widget including a widgetized existing code element;
distributing said created widget in the mobile environment;
tracking said distributed widget in the mobile environment, wherein said tracking said distributed widget enables access to how said created widget is being used via analytics of said created widget; and,
monetizing said widget to generate revenue based on said created, distributed, and tracked widget.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said creating includes using at least one of a widgetizer, template and converter.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said widgetizer widgetizes at least one of flash, html and gadgets.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said template widgetizes at least one of a music/video, video player, music playlist and player, and photo slideshow.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said converter widgetizes at least one of an image, blog or feed, and webpage.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said distributing includes distributing using at least one of posting, sharing, Facebook and galleries.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said posting and sharing distributes to at least one of iGoogle.com, Blogger, Blogger Sidebar, Live.com, My Yahoo!, AOL Bookmarks, Ask MyStuff, BackFlip, del.icio.us, Digg, Diigo, DropJack, Eons, Faves, Furl, Google Bookmarks, Linkagogo, Live Favorites, Mister Wong, NetVibes, Newsvine, PageFlakes, Piczo, Propeller, Reddit, Segnalo, Simpy, Skimbit, SlashDot, Spur!, StumbleUpon, Technorati, Twitter, TypePad, TypePad Sidebar, Webwag, Yahoo! Bookmarks, and Get Code.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said galleries includes distributing using at least one of Google gadget gallery and Live gadget gallery.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said reporting includes reporting at least one of unique visitors, traffic monitoring, clicks, time on widget, clickthroughs, and distribution reporting.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said monetizing includes monetizing using at least one of an ad exchange and snippets.
11 . A widget creation device for creating a widget to be distributed in a mobile environment, said device comprising:
a widget for distribution in a mobile environment, said widget including a widgetized existing code element;
an analyzer for tracking said widget, said analyzer enabling access to how said widget is being used via analytics of said widget;
wherein the analyzed widget is suitable for generating revenue based on said analyzer.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said widget includes using at least one of a widgetizer, template and converter.
13 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said widgetizer widgetizes at least one of flash, html and gadgets.
14 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said template widgetizes at least one of a music/video, video player, music playlist and player, and photo slideshow.
15 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said converter widgetizes at least one of an image, blog or feed, and webpage.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the distribution includes distributing using at least one of posting, sharing, Facebook and galleries.
17 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said posting and sharing distributes to at least one of iGoogle.com, Blogger, Blogger Sidebar, Live.com, My Yahoo!, AOL Bookmarks, Ask MyStuff, BackFlip, del.icio.us, Digg, Diigo, DropJack, Eons, Faves, Furl, Google Bookmarks, Linkagogo, Live Favorites, Mister Wong, NetVibes, Newsvine, PageFlakes, Piczo, Propeller, Reddit, Segnalo, Simpy, Skimbit, SlashDot, Spurl, StumbleUpon, Technorati, Twitter, TypePad, TypePad Sidebar, Webwag, Yahoo! Bookmarks, and Get Code.
18 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said galleries includes distributing using at least one of Google gadget gallery and Live gadget gallery.
19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said analyzer includes reporting at least one of unique visitors, traffic monitoring, clicks, time on widget, clickthroughs, and distribution reporting.
20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating revenue includes monetizing using at least one of an ad exchange and snippets.