Comments on: Building a Better Widget http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/ Learning on Your terms Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:39:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John B http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10159 John B Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:34:38 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10159 Thanks for all the feedback. We're incorporating it all into our design process for a new widget. You guys rule! Thanks for all the feedback. We’re incorporating it all into our design process for a new widget. You guys rule!

]]> By: leviathan http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10158 leviathan Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:57:31 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10158 对不起 wrong url <a href="http://chinesepod.com/connections/viewpost/Rich/connect/ChinesePod Daily Podcast on our own website or blog" rel="nofollow"> Chinesepod connect</a> 对不起 wrong url

Chinesepod connect

]]> By: leviathan http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10157 leviathan Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:50:39 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10157 i like the player, but it's too big! And as a self promotion you wont need adverts in it, because the lessons do that, and people ignore anything that has the look of an advert. width="200" height="340" Have a Public feed player. I like what rich has done with the player i suggested http://chinesepod.com/connections/viewpost/Rich/connect/ChinesePod Daily Podcast on our own website or blog i like the player, but it’s too big!
And as a self promotion you wont need adverts in it, because the lessons do that, and people ignore anything that has the look of an advert.
width=”200″ height=”340″
Have a Public feed player.
I like what rich has done with the player i suggested
http://chinesepod.com/connecti.....ChinesePod Daily Podcast on our own website or blog

]]> By: Joachim http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10156 Joachim Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:58:59 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10156 I do agree with those indicating that the size of the widget is way too big. At blogs.chinesepod.com/de we use a smaller format like the one on Chinesepod proper. The big widget doesn't fit in. I do agree with those indicating that the size of the widget is way too big.
At blogs.chinesepod.com/de we use a smaller format like the one on Chinesepod proper. The big widget doesn’t fit in.

]]> By: Moloch http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10155 Moloch Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:03:09 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10155 Yeah, the size of the widget is absolutely friggin' hilarious. I can definitely see why it wouldn't catch on. Yeah, the size of the widget is absolutely friggin’ hilarious. I can definitely see why it wouldn’t catch on.

]]> By: AuntySue http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10154 AuntySue Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:32:46 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10154 Yeah, if I went to read a blog and saw that thing, I'd believe the writer was being paid a mint to advertise, and would be skeptical of anything positive they wrote. Yeah, if I went to read a blog and saw that thing, I’d believe the writer was being paid a mint to advertise, and would be skeptical of anything positive they wrote.

]]> By: Daxiong http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10153 Daxiong Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:46:52 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10153 I honestly liked the old flash lesson player of V2. I have the V3 widget on my blog, but IMHO, it' just too darn big. It's really hard to work it into a design. I honestly liked the old flash lesson player of V2. I have the V3 widget on my blog, but IMHO, it’ just too darn big. It’s really hard to work it into a design.

]]> By: James Theron http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10152 James Theron Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:38:00 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10152 There was a similar feature back in the V2 days. I recall it just being a player. For a while I used it on a site where I posted remixes of the podcasts. At some point I stopped using it. Sometimes it didn't work and a simple link back to the lesson was enough. I never took the time until now to see the V3 version. That's a lot of real estate. There are many places to write about cpod lessons. Lesson comments, Praxis blog, forum, Connect/Conversations, etc. Perhaps some people also have blogs where they blog specifically about CPod lessons. Absent this, I'm not sure I'd know what to do with such a lesson widget. As an example, I like the zhongwen.com widget. Something small and to the point would work. There was a similar feature back in the V2 days. I recall it just being a player. For a while I used it on a site where I posted remixes of the podcasts. At some point I stopped using it. Sometimes it didn’t work and a simple link back to the lesson was enough.

I never took the time until now to see the V3 version. That’s a lot of real estate.

There are many places to write about cpod lessons. Lesson comments, Praxis blog, forum, Connect/Conversations, etc. Perhaps some people also have blogs where they blog specifically about CPod lessons. Absent this, I’m not sure I’d know what to do with such a lesson widget.

As an example, I like the zhongwen.com widget. Something small and to the point would work.

]]> By: Helena http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10151 Helena Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:58:16 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10151 yeah i like the idea of a quote or short sentence in chinese, maybe with a link to the relevant lesson. i might put that on my bebo. =] it could have the lesson graphic too, now they've become so fancy. yeah i like the idea of a quote or short sentence in chinese, maybe with a link to the relevant lesson. i might put that on my bebo. =] it could have the lesson graphic too, now they’ve become so fancy.

]]> By: Derek Anderson http://praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/comment-page-1/#comment-10150 Derek Anderson Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:17:34 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/07/04/building-a-better-widget/#comment-10150 I agree with Brendan as well. If your widget allowed people to choose certain phrases for translation it might become more popular. I also think there needs to be an element of fun activity or some sort of benefit to the blog writer. Such as a game or a printed quote with the Chinese translation. There are unlimited possibilities with widgets. I agree with Brendan as well. If your widget allowed people to choose certain phrases for translation it might become more popular. I also think there needs to be an element of fun activity or some sort of benefit to the blog writer. Such as a game or a printed quote with the Chinese translation. There are unlimited possibilities with widgets.

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