Widgets Are Gaining Momentum

Widgets the newest craze in the web 2.0 world are gaining stream. Widgets are visually dynamic tools that can either go on a desktop or on a website. They are generally small but create a big bang, due to their customizable and viral nature. Website visitors can download a product from a widget. The downloads can be tracked and measured through the widget - giving you instant data to see how successful the product is.

According to quikonnex.com, In 45 days, one company had 10,000 downloads of their widget and an increase of $7,500 worth of sales DIRECTLY related to the widget.


The 5 newest and coolest widgets to draw inspiration from:

1. Amazon Widgets - Amazon demonstrates again they are the king of e-commerce. Their newest widgets help websites customize slideshows, video previews, quick links, and a display unit for the Amazon store.

2. iAmplify Sports - See how iAmplify merchandises their site and sells premium content with their newest video player.

3. Twitterific - Read and publish posts or "tweets" to the Twitter community website, directly from this tiny application that you download on your desktop.

4. Pregnancy Widget - A widget that help moms-to-be chart their progress on an inspirational calendar.

5. Poll Widget - Publish polls on any topic on your site with this new poll widget.