Subject: where do blogger widgets life?
From: Todd Essig <tessig@me.com>
Date: 7/29/10, 21:34
To: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>

Hi Barrett --

I'm (slowly) going through the materials you sent to me about Project PM. Your answer below seems at odds with the google doc "Project PM Widget: Reader Functions and Blogger Functions" which seems to say that the widget lives on the blogger site and not the blogger's home computer. Local and not server widgets are "reader only."

Needing server-side widgets for bloggers seems like it will add tremendous friction to the network.

Please clarify.

Thanks,
--Todd

PS -- I always knew you were sentient program bent on world domination.


On Jul 23, 2010, at 5:50 PM, Barrett Brown wrote:

My understanding is that as part of the content network I'd blog/write as per usual, even on Forbes if I decide to follow the T/S people there, but at least my PsychologyToday.com blog. And within your network I'd have a program (your widget) on my computer that lets me push my work out to other writers on the network? I guess I'm asking for some specific details about how your "widget" works. 

That's entirely correct, and I'll forward you some more detailed materials, including some ongoing discussions we're having regarding the specifics.