Device and Method for Creating, Distributing, Managing and Monetizing Widgets Including Streaming
A computerized development method, system and apparatus for creating a widget designed to control streaming media are disclosed. The method, system and apparatus include creating a widget to control streaming media, the widget including a widgetized existing code element, distributing the created widget, reporting and tracking the distributed widget, wherein the reporting and 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 reported and tracked widget.
1 . A computerized development method for creating a widget designed to control streaming media, said method comprising:
creating a widget to control streaming media, said widget including a widgetized existing code element;
distributing said created widget;
reporting and tracking said distributed widget, wherein said reporting and 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 reported 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, Spurl, 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 computerized method for widgetizing control of streaming media, said method comprising:
locally providing a widget comprising a plurality of code elements, in which at least one of the code elements is interoperable with an existing code element on a device, and at least one of the code elements is interoperable with at least each of an existing service on the device, remotely distributing a content stream generated externally to the device, and a network interface of the device;
distributing at least one instruction to the network interface tracking said distributing, wherein said tracking enables access to how the widget is being used in said modifying via analytics of said created widget; and
monetizing said tracking.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein said locally providing includes using at least one of a widgetizer, template and converter.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein said widgetizer widgetizes at least one of flash, html and gadgets.
14 . The method of claim 12 , 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 12 , wherein said converter widgetizes at least one of an image, blog or feed, and webpage.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein said distributing includes distributing using at least one of posting, sharing, Facebook and galleries.
17 . The method of claim 16 , 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.
18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said galleries includes distributing using at least one of Google gadget gallery and Live gadget gallery.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein said monitoring and tracking includes reporting at least one of unique visitors, traffic monitoring, clicks, time on widget, clickthroughs, and distribution reporting.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein said monetizing includes monetizing using at least one of an ad exchange and snippets.