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VentureBeat is glad to announce our media sponsorship of Widget Summit 2008. The event happens on November 3 and 4 in San Francisco and features over 25 sessions and features over 25 sessions and 40 speakers from the top widget platforms in mobile, social networking, blogs and personal homepages.

Widget Summit is a two-day intensive workshop for product leaders and developers planning new widget engagements in 2009 and beyond. Here’s a sampling of the sessions addressing the latest developments in the widget space.

Yahoo Opens Up

Yahoo is launching an open platform for third-party widgets. Over the next year the company’s massive audience will be discover and integrate new content into some of the most successful and engaging properties on the Web. Leaders of Yahoo’s new application platform will introduce these new opportunities to engage the Yahoo audience inside their favorite web apps.

Widget Advertising

Despite all of the buzz about widgets, the question remains: Is anyone actually making money from them? A panel of widget advertising platforms will share the current state of widget advertising, revenue, and what formats are working best.

Navigating the Mobile Landscape

How can widgets survive across the mobile value chain of regional carriers, diverse handsets and varied software providers? Learn how to best position your content for global success.

Widget Summit 2008 is just a month away, so be sure to register now to take advantage of all this great content. VentureBeat readers get 10% off the the $895 admission price. Use the discount code “venturebeat,” or just click here.

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