WidgetPublisher:Bebo
Bebo, an acronym for "Blog early, blog often", is a social networking website, founded in January 2005. It can be used in many countries including Ireland, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. There are plans for French, German and other versions. Founded by husband and wife Michael and Xochi Birch, Bebo had a major relaunch in July 2005.
It was bought by AOL on March 13, 2008 for $850 m (Source: Wikipedia).
Creation of a specific app
The creation of an application is very simple.
- Install the developper application
- Create a new app and enter the following elements on the settings page
- Application URL: short name of your choice
- Canvas Display: SNML
- Callback URL: http://www.widgetavenue.com/wdg/loaders/beb.php?[Encoded list of args]
- After creating the App:
- click on "Profile Page"
- click on "Try This APP"
- note the AppID that appears in the URL
- Create or open your metadata file, and add the following elements:
<div class="beb"> <div class="app_name">[short name you have chosen]</div> <div class="app_id">[AppID in the URL of the Install Page]</div> </div>
DO NOT ENTER YOUR SECRET KEY IN THE METADATA FILE, FAX IT TO WIDGETAVENUEThe app will be ready to run when the secret key has been entered by WidgetAvenue.
Features
- Once installed, the widget is displayed on 2 surfaces:
- Inside the canvas page.
- On the profile page of the user
Issues
- waJS is not supported on the profile. A waHTML only version is displayed. Furthermore, this version is cached until the user opens his canvas page.
- Flash widgets are not directly displayed on the profile, dues to Bebo policies. Instead, a preview image is displayed.