42244 4 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Bebo only allows widgets from the three approved providers, and displays the widgets in iframes hosted on a separate URL, to prevent access to the rest of the page. </p> <p>Jim Scheinman of Bebo emphasised the importance of security: </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>“It’s exciting to open up Bebo to our widget partners but we haven’t rushed into doing this, as the security and end user experience has been paramount. <br /><br />We have taken our time to find ‘best of breed’ partners to be able to deliver preeminent products to the market in a secure way to meet the needs of our users.”</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>Users can visit <a href="http://www87.rockyou.com/index.php">RockYou</a>, <a href="http://blog.slide.com/">Slide</a>, and <a href="http://photobucket.com/">Photobucket</a> and select slideshows to be displayed in their Bebo widgets. </p> <p>The widgets are intended to be viral, so Bebo’s system gives users the ability to add any public widget to their own profile with two clicks. </p> <p>This seems to be a smart move from Bebo - <a href="http://mashable.com/2006/12/14/bebo-widgets/">Mashable</a> reports that the network's users created 100,000 widgets in the first 12 hours.</p> <p>Bebo was the most <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6189809.stm">popular search term on Google</a> in 2006, with rival social network site MySpace coming second. <br /><br /><strong>Further Reading:</strong><br />Bebo's Michael Birch on social networks and startups</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Bebo only allows widgets from the three approved providers, and displays the widgets in iframes hosted on a separate URL, to prevent access to the rest of the page. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Jim Scheinman of Bebo emphasised the importance of security: </Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>“It’s exciting to open up Bebo to our widget partners but we haven’t rushed into doing this, as the security and end user experience has been paramount. <LineBreak /><LineBreak />We have taken our time to find ‘best of breed’ partners to be able to deliver preeminent products to the market in a secure way to meet the needs of our users.”</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>Users can visit <Link URL="http://www87.rockyou.com/index.php" Window="New">RockYou</Link>, <Link URL="http://blog.slide.com/" Window="New">Slide</Link>, and <Link URL="http://photobucket.com/" Window="New">Photobucket</Link> and select slideshows to be displayed in their Bebo widgets. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The widgets are intended to be viral, so Bebo’s system gives users the ability to add any public widget to their own profile with two clicks. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>This seems to be a smart move from Bebo - <Link URL="http://mashable.com/2006/12/14/bebo-widgets/" Window="New">Mashable</Link> reports that the network's users created 100,000 widgets in the first 12 hours.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Bebo was the most <Link URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6189809.stm" Window="New">popular search term on Google</Link> in 2006, with rival social network site MySpace coming second. <LineBreak /><LineBreak /><Emphasis>Further Reading:</Emphasis><LineBreak />Bebo's Michael Birch on social networks and startups</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-12-19T15:50:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Social network Bebo is partnering with Photobucket, Rockyou and Slide to offer the site's users the ability to add simple, secure and viral widgets to their profiles.</strong> </p> <p>For the first time, <a href="http://www.bebo.com/">Bebo</a> users can select photos from their personal profiles, create their widget of choice, and display it on their Bebo profile with a series of simple clicks.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Social network Bebo is partnering with Photobucket, Rockyou and Slide to offer the site's users the ability to add simple, secure and viral widgets to their profiles.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>For the first time, <Link URL="http://www.bebo.com/" Window="New">Bebo</Link> users can select photos from their personal profiles, create their widget of choice, and display it on their Bebo profile with a series of simple clicks.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 664 <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> 362391 Bebo adds widgets false 2006-12-20T10:54:00+00:00 bebo-adds-widgets 2009-04-30T06:40:08+01:00 2009-10-13T08:48:09+01:00 459