widgets


 

 

Widgets

 

 

Widget has many meanings. The one we're referring to is this :

 

 

A Web Widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate html-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. They are akin to plugins or extensions in desktop applications. Other terms used to describe a Web Widget include Gadget, Badge, Module, Capsule, Snippet and Flake. Web Widgets often but not always use Adobe Flash or JavaScript programming languages.
 

 

Unworkshop screencast on widgets, 7 minutes

 

 

Google widgets   (for your Google Homepage)

 

 

Newsweek : 2007, Year of the Widget

 

 

Learning applications: Keep up to date with topics, weather, headlines, journals, etc.

 

http://www.blogdigger.com/groups/ocs.jsp?id=3524

 

 

 

 

 

 

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