BBC Internet Blog - Olaf Geuer https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/blogs/bbcinternet/ Staff from the BBC's online and technology teams talk about BBC Online, BBC iPlayer, and the BBC's digital and mobile services. The blog is reactively moderated. Posts are normally closed for comment after three months. Your host is Eliza Kessler. en Copyright 2012 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:08:48 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.33-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss BBC News widget becomes default news provider on iGoogle UK Google has just launched a new version of their iGoogle UK portal and any user signing up for the first time will now get a new optimised BBC News widget as a pre-installed feature on their portal page. Users with existing iGoogle accounts can find and install the widget from iGoogle listings by searching for 'BBC official news' or similar terms.

There are, of course, already quite a few BBC News widgets out there - mostly simple feed readers created by users. However, the 'BBC News - Official UK Edition' widget has been specially built, and is maintained by the BBC, to meet strict standards and offer an optimised user experience for those who subscribe to this service. Features in the first version of the widget include the top stories from News, the latest video and audio, a 'canvas view' for additional headlines, and share functionality.

As this first version of the widget is optimised for iGoogle, users will need an iGoogle account for it to work properly. To sign up or add the widget to an existing account, just select this link and follow the on screen instructions.

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Olaf Geuer is Senior Product Manager, FM&T Journalism

]]> Olaf Geuer Olaf Geuer https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/07/bbc_news_widget_becomes_defaul.html https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/07/bbc_news_widget_becomes_defaul.html BBC News Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:08:48 +0000