Trusted.MD Network is proud to announce a new "web widget" program, kicked off with button campaigns to spread the word about our upcoming Healthcare Blogging Summit and HealthTrain, the Open Healthcare Manifesto.

Here is everything you need to know about all this:

Q: What are those "web widgets"?
A: Web "widgets" are pieces of code that you can put on your blog sidebars. They are downloaded from a central location and can provide a variety of useful and fun functions.

Q: Why are you doing this?
A: Web widgets have proven valuable for building online communities. For example videos posted on YouTube can be shared with other websites and we have posted one recently.

Q: What widgets do you currently offer?
A: One is a button to spread the word about the Healthcare Blogging Summit, with event countdown and your role. The other one is to promote HealthTrain, the Open Healthcare Manifesto. Take a look at the bottom of the right sidebar to see how they look.

Q: How do I install Conference widget?
A: Copy this exact code to your blog sidebar and the widget will appear, listing you as a "Supporter" and showing event countdown:

<script src="http://trusted.md/widget.js" type="text/javascript" language="javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
_tmbn_wtype = 'hbs2006';
_tmbn_hbs_role = 'Supporter';
_tmbnDrawWidget();
</script>
<noscript><a href="http://trusted.md/conference"><img border="0" src="http://trusted.md/files/widgets/HBS.png" alt="Healthcare Blogging Summit"/></a></noscript>

If you are attending or speaking, replace the word highlighted in the above script with "Attendee" or "Speaker".

Q: How do I install the Manifesto widget?
A: Copy this exact code to your blog sidebar and the widget will appear, with a link to the most up-to-date document version:

<script src="http://trusted.md/widget.js" type="text/javascript" language="javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
_tmbn_wtype = 'healthtrain';
_tmbnDrawWidget();
</script>
<noscript><a href="http://trusted.md/manifesto"><img border="0" src="http://trusted.md/files/widgets/HTR.png" alt="HealthTrain - the Open Healthcare Manifesto"/></a></noscript>

Q: What other widgets will you offer?
A: Good question! Future widgets will be designed to offer services of value to bloggers who register on the Network. We have a few ideas which are not yet ready for announcement.

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