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IM Coming to Popular Mechanics, Seventeen - Can Chat Save Old Media?
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 13, 2008 5:17 PM / 4 Comments
Hearst Magazines Digital Media Web sites, including Seventeen.com and PopularMechanics.com, are rolling out Instant Messaging functionality for their readers to communicate with. Can group chat keep fickle web readers on Continue reading »


"Operation Aborted" in IE7 Because of Sitemeter
Written by Corvida / August 2, 2008 12:12 PM / 8 Comments
Imagine waking up and your site is inaccessible for no apparent reason. If this happens, site owners could spend a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure out what Continue reading »


Another Way to Measure Electoral Clout: Watch the Widgets
Written by Josh Catone / May 21, 2008 6:00 AM / 2 Comments
Even though last night's big contests in Kentucky and Oregon ended in a split decision, with big wins for both Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, most pundits now agree Continue reading »


OpenSocial or OpenGadget?
Written by Josh Catone / January 31, 2008 10:08 AM / 8 Comments
Steve O'Hear (who edits our digital lifestyle blog last100) has an interesting post on his ZDNet blog that questions whether Google's OpenSocial initiative is at all about data portability, or Continue reading »


Yahoo! To Take Web Widgets to the Desktop
Written by Josh Catone / November 28, 2007 10:12 PM / 3 Comments
Yahoo! tonight announced the release of the latest version of the Yahoo! Widgets platform, version 4.5. For developers, the platform includes a range of new features, including the ability to Continue reading »


Ticketmaster Unleashes the Widget for Its Nefarious Agenda
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 27, 2007 11:07 AM / 11 Comments
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Ticketmaster_Unleashes_the_Widget_for_Its_Nefarious_Agenda'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Ticketmaster, the formerly IAC-owned events behemoth, went from large to small today, launching an affiliate widget program. Blogger Rex Dixon


Platform Wars: Netvibes Launches Facebook Widget
Written by Richard MacManus / August 2, 2007 3:57 PM / 4 Comments
In a cheeky move, Netvibes has released a Facebook widget. Both Netvibes and Facebook are leading Web platforms for widgets (i.e. mini web apps that can be plugged into web Continue reading »


Random House - Widgets and Web Services Done Right
Written by Alex Iskold / June 18, 2007 2:24 AM / 11 Comments
When you think of widgets you typically think of web 2.0 companies. Flickr, Digg, del.icio.us were among the first services with widgets and many more followed. Indeed, if you're a Continue reading »


World Wide Web of Widgets
Written by David Lenehan / May 9, 2007 11:16 PM / 36 Comments
digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/software/World_Wide_Web_of_Widgets'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; The web has seen an explosion in the use of widgets over the past year or so. So let's explore Continue reading »


RateItAll Launches Read/Write Widget
Written by Richard MacManus / May 8, 2007 9:39 PM / 6 Comments
RateItAll, a social network based around online reviews and opinions, has released a new distributed rating widget. It enables users to not only view (read) a widget, but to interact Continue reading »


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