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 »

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 »

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 »

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! 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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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, 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 »