Today I had the chance to create my first real Internet-widget in Flash. Since this was (and still is) a new topic to me, I asked a few colleagues how they develop and share widgets. One thing popped up quite immediately: use ClearSpring!
ClearSpring is a platform you can use to manage, distribute and analyze your widgets. The cool thing about it: it’s not Flash only, you can even use it for normal html-widgets.
What it actually does: it creates a kind of wrapper around your Flash or HTML widget to add extra functionality. One of the most important features is that you can share your widget around the whole social landscape out there. A few other pro’s are:
- Search engine optimization
- Analytics
- Skinnable menu’s
- One-click-widget-distribution
So, if you are a widget developer, you definitely have to check out this platform!
Go ahead: http://www.clearspring.com
Want to see it in action? Here’s the widget I made today:
March 20, 2009
Schoon eh