Widgets
October 2008 - June 2009
Launch Date: November 2008
Analysis: CDC.gov Widgets have continued to expand and grow rapidly since launch. To date, there have been 33,033,978 views and interactions with CDC’s Widgets. A "view" includes the number of times a widget was loaded on a page, while an "interaction" can include the number of times the "Go" button was clicked, the "previous" and "next buttons" were clicked, or the number of times the user browsed through the contents of a widget and interacted with a component of the widget. The number of sites where a widget was embedded can also be called "virality." This refers to the widget being spread by users sharing it and adding it on their own sites, bringing new users to the original CDC content and therefore adding additional utility
As of FY09 (Q3), the Peanut Recall Widget and the Everyday Health widget are the two most popular Widgets from CDC. The Peanut Recall Widget, as of June 2009, was embedded on over 7,018 different Web sites and was at one point found on over 20,000 sites during the height of the Peanut recall campaign.
Date |
Views and Interactions |
|---|---|
| Oct-08 | 81,679 |
| Nov-08 | 127,881 |
| Dec-08 | 177,943 |
| Jan-09 | 210,195 |
| Feb-09 | 11,178,514 |
| Mar-09 | 8,501,805 |
| Apr-09 | 4,486,193 |
| May-09 | 4,310,220 |
| Jun-09 | 3,745,944 |
| Total Views and Interactions | 33,033,978 |
| Widget Name | Views and Interactions (in Page Views) |
|---|---|
| Peanut Recall Widget | 27,787,204 |
| Everyday Health | 1,107,020 |
| H1N1 Messages | 988,060 |
| Pistachio Recall Widget | 755,919 |
| Data and Statistics | 717,564 |
| Flu Map | 566,727 |
| Flu Reader Widget | 511,082 |
| Salud al dia | 294,848 |
| CDC Emergency Text Messages | 189,280 |
| FluIQWidget | 156,962 |
| NCEH Widget | 117,219 |
| HIV Testing Day | 7,157 |
| Hurricane Widget | 692 |
| CDC-TV Player Widget | 78 |

| Widget Name | Number of Sites Embedded (June 2009) |
|---|---|
| Peanut Recall Widget | 7,018 |
| Everyday Health | 122 |
| Pistachio Recall Widget | 577 |
| Data and Statistics | 272 |
| Flu Map | 663 |
| Flu Reader Widget | 202 |
| Salud al dia | 88 |
| NCEH Widget | 84 |

