Sprout Builder: An Impressive Online App
I know I’ve been a bit high on widgets lately, but I can’t stop thinking about the implications of the new Sprout Builder widget tool. I scored a beta account from ReadWriteWeb (although it seems like anyone can get one now) and I can’t stop singing the praises of this tool.
After spending 3+ weeks developing the 3 widgets mentioned here previously (I may be biased, but ours are still higher quality), I’m amazed at how quickly one could build professional-looking widgets with Sprout. There’s obvious limitations and a good Flash designer could take your branded widget to much higher places, but Sprout lowers the bar to entry significantly. Any blog owner or even Facebook profile owner could build their own widget now.
I don’t care that Sprout doesn’t seem to have a revenue model, the tool is damn cool and I’d advise jumping into their beta before they figure out they should be charging for this.
