To all Netvibes Friends: add the MY WALL to your Universe !

I travel in the Netvibes Universes ;) and I see a majority of Universes where there is no MY WALL Widget !

So there is no way for your visitors to leave you a message, a suggestion, a compliment ...

So, please, ADD A MY WALL to your Universe !! NOW !!


NetEx Tip: add the same MY WALL Widget also in your Private page. That way you will be able to follow who is writing to you and to answer it, without going on your own Universe.


You can find it

* on my my Really ESSENTIAL WIDGETS tab in my Universe where you can get it by "SEND TO MY PRIVATE PAGE" option

or

* by clicking here:

I want a Netvibes Directory of Content

The most frustrating thing when you have a powerful tool is not to have enough material to use it.

Imagine your super new full HD Tv 16/9 screen just showing only '60 B/W 4/3 sitcoms or your super flat super light Mac Air just for typing your expenses notes: A Nightmare !

Now, you have this Netvibes Ginger, ZE Social Homepage, with powerful tools: ALL FEEDS, REMIXED FEED READER, STAR IT ! , MY WALL, MY UNIVERSE, MY COMMUNITY and using it just for reading your Friends Twitters, the BBC World news, TechCrunch feeds and a few friends' blog : what a waste !

Where is the discovery ? Where is the all Web ? Where is the All Netvibes Community ? What I am missing ? What is the new content that you were looking for but without knowing it ?

Well, all of that could/should be in a Netvibes DIRECTORY of CONTENT.

The 2 Mln different RSS feeds that Netvibes users have found should be "offered" to other users in many forms:

• most read
• by language
• by country
• by subject

It is not easy to do it and at first a "handmade" version would probably be necessary. But a lot Netviber users, I am sure, would be interested to be part of this action ;)

We could start with a DMOZ structure, the one at the source of the first Google Page Ranking, that Netvibes users, in a Wiki style, could use to rate Feeds and Universe

Mean while you can check sites like: AllTop and a copy/clone for SouthAmerica Notilat and imagine the same page but with a little green sign with a white cross at the side of each feed source meaning : add it to my Netvibes page.

Netvibes' Contacts (black) Board review

Just a few lines to present my view on the Contacts board of Netvibes in the Ginger upgrade (but why not everybody is in Ginger ?).

Well, the background ... is black but as you will see also the My Followers that are also my Friends are highlighed ... in a blackcard, but in a ... darker black AND with a green sign on the right side. The Followers that are not (already ? ;)) my friends are just ... in black with no other sign. The "My Friends" option works in the same way.

As a general impression I would say that for my small screen a lot of space is lost ... in black as only my friends/followers are presented by groups of 8.

At the same time the "My Followers"/"My Friends" sign is repeated twice: in the left menu and in the Contact board. And also a lot of space is lost under the cards. With out those lost spaces a third row of contacts could be arranged, if needed.

Some Friends/Followers are presented with Name AND Firstname on 1 row others on 2 : it could be easier to have all on 2 rows. The 3rd row is the country one when declared.

On the practical side, Netvibes should do better than other Social Networks, by giving better ways to:

• display friends (not only date of subscription),
  
• browse between friends in the 2 directions (first/last),
• offering funny applications to visualize relationship between friends...
• create groups of interest ...
  

I know, I know that all that will come, but I am so impatient ...

Interesting visual only presentation for a Web site

I like the visual only presentation of Xfruits web site : clear , fresh, easy to understand.
The service should: " mix and make delicious mixtures of feeds for blog, mobile and startpage."

I have to test it ...

Ze REMIXED FEED READER Widget for Netvibes: the best and most complete feeds reader 5*/5

This Remixed Feed Reader Widget is the best and most complete Feed Reader Widget on the market!

It is ZE FEED READER ! You try it and you will never change it !

His creator is once again, already distinguished, Tristan Groléat .
I have already introduced this widget to you, but let me show you its huge advantages.

1) "Normal Netvibes Reader" vs "Remixed Feed Reader"

Check the image up there, on the left in blue, the "Normal Netvibes Reader" that is at the base of Netvibes succes . Very few options: maximum 25 posts, details or not, posting date but no way to change the title.

In the center, the "Remixed Feed Reader" with the same settings to act as the Normal Netvibes:it looks just a little bit bigger.

Now check the widget on the right is the same "Remixer Feed Reader" but with the "show small images (thumbnails))" option on.

With Ze "Remixed Feed Reader" you can things that your "normal feed reader" can not as:

1. choose to show up to 50 posts,
2. show posts on 1- 2-3-4 or 5 columns
3. change the title or show the original one
4. filter the results with keyword
5. show thumbnails images

but did I mentioned that :

6. an audio and a video player are integrated in the widget
7. you can merge more than one feed ?

Is it not perfect ? And of course you can star (share your favorites) any post.

I will show you exemples of Merge and Filter in future posts.

Only thing to improve: its name , a little dull ;)

Keep watching because the combination of this Remixed Feed Widget with the All Feeds one, also by Tristan Groléat, will give us a definitive new Netvibes experience.

NetEx Rating: 5*****/5

The perfect Feeds Reader Widget, all in one: simple, clear, easy and working !

Netvibes should place it immediately in their Essential Widgets.

Already added to my collection of REALLY ESSENTIAL WIDGETS that you can check in my Netvibes' Universe.

You can also get here:



This Widget is an UWA widget that means that it is usable also on: iGoogle, Apple Dashboard, Opera, Windows Vista, Windows Live ... but why would you do that ? ;)

NEW : Put your Netvibes Ginger in your Facebook

A new Application is available to add your Netvibes Universe in your Facebook.

This application, as you can see in the image, presents a Profile box with your own Netvibes Universe link, the list of your Public activities (that you can share with Facebook) and the count with icones of all your Netvibes Followers.

You have also an Invite your friend by email option and a Share this application with your Facebook friends.

To install the Ginger Application for Facebook click here.

You must be a Netvibes Ginger user to use it ;)

Let me use it for a couple of days before giving my advice and give yours here.

Netvibes was Down because Upgrading

Netviber is was down with this Message:

Thank you for showing netvibes your love!

Due to tremendous demand, we're currently upgrading our servers to accommodate the increase in traffic. Rest assured, we're working diligently to have your favorite start page back online very soon.

Thanks again for your patience.

- The netvibes team

Hope it will not last long Was not that long ;)