Web widget and mashup

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Definition

Web widgets or web gadgets allow to insert web 2.0 applications into a webpage. This technology is increasingly popular, e.g. on 12:37, 14 May 2007 (MEST) Google lists over 6000 and Widgetbox over 10000.

Usually there is "get the code" button which you then can copy to a web page. Unfortunately it's not so easy to find widgets of interest to educators, since the most popular widgets focus on specific information or games ...

Links

Software

(widgets to download)

  • Widgetbox. s a directory and syndication platform for web widgets for blogs and other web pages. Claim to work with TypePad, WordPress, Blogger, MySpace as well as most other blogs, sidebars or websites.
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