Steve Rubel talks about his love for widgets, Web 3.0 and the Widgetized Web. He calls widgets "glorified RSS feeds."
In a recent conversation with Scott Rafer, former CEO of Feedster, he said RSS is a "developer's tool." Widgets are perfect example of developers using RSS feeds to solve a problem, entertain, waste time etc. In this case, Scott is spot on.
RSS will be the workhorse of the next web experience. RSS is helping to "move" content to make it useful and easily accessible to people -- content how they want it. A Widget IS RSS being used in a very intelligent way. Widgets put a pretty face on that content being moved. And most importantly, they have a specific function or serve a specific purpose which is quicker to understand. RSS is a geeky term that is hard to grasp for the average person.
Call Widgets glorified feeds or just RSS being RSS - they are a great example of making RSS easier to use.
Posted by Bill Flitter at November 3, 2006 4:52 PM | TrackBack (0)« 10 Ways for E-Marketers to Use RSS | Main | The Global Web and Need for Geo Targeting Advertising »
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