Pimp My Blog
A few weeks ago, I mentioned to my wife how much I enjoy "pimping out" this blog with highly customizable and easy-to-embed widgets like FilmLoop (photos), Pandora (music), Feedburner (blog registration and feed), FeedFind (blog search), Sitemeter (blog tracking), YouTube (video) and so on. This is the latest example of how technology is democratizing the creation, customization and publication of content.
The demand for the mass customization of blogs is so overwhelming that there is actually a website called Pimp My Blog that offers free blog tools to "pimp your blog". Large media companies have taken notice as well. Six Apart, one of the largest blogging software platform providers, recently announced the availability of an open widget platform, including a widget directory with over thirty applications, for its users. These widgets include job searching, game playing, photosharing, publishing tools, search and music.
The key point here -- and it is not specific to the blogging community -- is that today's consumers are empowered like they have never been before. They demand personalization, customization and a high degree of interaction with the products and services they choose to purchase. Successful companies will follow Six Apart's example and offer their customers technology and tools to allow them to easily "pimp out" their products and services. For another great example of this trend, check out HGTV's Online 3D Kitchen Designer, where consumers can customize their kitchens online.
So, in the spirit of further "pimping out" the Z Axis, I'm adding a photocast to this blog entry today that features the three most important people in my life. This new widget comes courtesy of Bubbleshare, a Toronto based online photo site that incorporates many Web 2.0 features such as tagging, blogging, sharing, searching and community voting.
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The demand for the mass customization of blogs is so overwhelming that there is actually a website called Pimp My Blog that offers free blog tools to "pimp your blog". Large media companies have taken notice as well. Six Apart, one of the largest blogging software platform providers, recently announced the availability of an open widget platform, including a widget directory with over thirty applications, for its users. These widgets include job searching, game playing, photosharing, publishing tools, search and music.
The key point here -- and it is not specific to the blogging community -- is that today's consumers are empowered like they have never been before. They demand personalization, customization and a high degree of interaction with the products and services they choose to purchase. Successful companies will follow Six Apart's example and offer their customers technology and tools to allow them to easily "pimp out" their products and services. For another great example of this trend, check out HGTV's Online 3D Kitchen Designer, where consumers can customize their kitchens online.
So, in the spirit of further "pimping out" the Z Axis, I'm adding a photocast to this blog entry today that features the three most important people in my life. This new widget comes courtesy of Bubbleshare, a Toronto based online photo site that incorporates many Web 2.0 features such as tagging, blogging, sharing, searching and community voting.
Enjoy!
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posted by Z-Axis at 8:45 PM
1 Comments:
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