Fragmented Tech

I recently wanted one page that I can send people to where they can find my presence on the web. I’ve been linking to FriendFeed but I wanted to set one up that I had more control over. I decided to make on on Netvibes, you can see it here. I was recently asked how I made it, so here’s the process.

First you’ll need a Netvibes account and you’ll need access to their latest version, Ginger. Once you are signed up, you can add widgets to your private page. In order for the world to see it, you’ll need to switch to your public universe page.

Once you are on your universe page, click the ‘Add content’ button in the upper left. The ‘Essential Widgets’ area contains most of the useful widgets you will want to use.

Here’s what I’m currently using:

• Link Widget: Generates a link and thumbnail to whatever page you want. I use this to link to all my other social profiles (Twitter, Digg, etc)
• Instant Messaging Widgets: Display your IM screennames using the Skype, Yahoo, Live, AIM, Gtalk or ICQ widgets
• Twitter Widget: Displays my Twitter feed. Simple enough.

There’s also widgets for Facebook, MySpace, Flickr and many other popular sites. There’s even a Wall widget similar to Facebook’s wall feature. Once the widgets are added you can change the title bar color using the dropdown on each widget.

Once you’ve customized it to your liking, you’ve got a single page to link to when promoting yourself that is under your control and doesn’t require web hosting.

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