Platform Features
What does the Clearspring platform actually do?
Syndication Management
- Ajax interface provides single point of management
- Add, edit, publish, track and delete controls
- Keyword search and quick search enabled
- Tagging system for widget organization
- Sort widgets by analytics criteria, date, created etc.
- Manage remote gallery profiles (Google, Netvibes, Pageflakes, Live, etc)
- Drill-down capability to preview widget, view summary stats, and properties
Consumer Services
- Viral services enable no code-installs across blogs, social networks, startpages, and more
- Automated generation of XML manifests and/or Javascript per destination
- Smart use of native ‘edit’ services for Netvibes, Pageflakes, and Google
- About services show author, website, and link to widget homepage
- Change widget source, about info, and more via console
- More coming…
Creation
- Flash 7/8/9, DHTML, image support
- Optimize hosting with remote invocation framework
- No required code libraries, or XML
- Form-based widget creation process
- Remote widget configuration support enables you to distribute from your site
- In-widget configuration let’s users configure from where they ‘find’ widget
- No-code addition of plug-ins like viral services, about info, etc.
- Update network via same interface to change widgets in less than a second
Distribution
- Auto-generated object, or Javascript code for your site
- API interface for remote widget placement (instance) creation from your site
- Automated publishing capabilities for Google, Netvibes, Live, Pageflakes
- One-click Widget Homepage creation with community features (tagging, rating, etc.)
- The fastest, most robust back-end serving infrastructure in the business
Analytics
- Real-time reports available via browser-based interface
- Select date ranges with calendaring controls
- View reports by totals, or view change (derivative) to see momentum
- Reports include Views, Uniques, Locations, Viral Hubs, and Geographic Dispersion
- Advanced visualization options (bar, line, area, stacked, bar3d, stacked3d)
- Pie charting with 2d/3d options, rotation, and breakout options
- Filtering by domain and top listings
- Microsoft Excel export mechanism
Further Reading
How it Works
