Social media widgets

From The Compass

Contents 1 The Question 2 Social Networking 3 RSS and Other Content 4 Social Bookmarking 5 Photo Widgets 6 Sharing Content Out 7 Discussion Widgets 8 Other Widgets

The Question

"What widgets are available to display social media content on a Representative's website?"

Social Networking

• Facebook
• Twitter: Tweetizen
• FriendFeed
• Twitter Widgets

See also:

• Twitter: How To Add Widgets and Badges To Your Site

RSS and Other Content

• Google Gadgets
• Feedzilla
• Yahoo Widgets
• WidgetBox
• TextMarks: Add SMS / TEXT to your website (free)

Social Bookmarking

• Delicious
• Digg Widget

Photo Widgets

PictoBrowser

Sharing Content Out

In addition to widgets bringing social media content in, these widgets allow people to share content from Congressional websites out to other sites.

• AddThis
• ShareThis
• Clearspring

Discussion Widgets

These widgets enable discussion to occur on Congressional websites.

• Disqus
• Wordpress

Other Widgets

• Virginia Voter Information: A Google Gadget to find voter information (other states in development)