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Business Widgets

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Widgets are one of the newer phenomenons on the Web. Many software developers are offering tools to design and create them. Widgets are popping up everywhere. Widgets are the main features of the social networks currently making headlines and at the core of revamps around older Web portals. What are widgets and can business-to-business Web businesses make use of them?

Widgets are small tools that do one thing or one task such as delivering weather, showing financial information, displaying travel information and mapping. Often programmed with Javascript the widgets make heavy use of XML and RSS for data exchange. One widget occupies little space on the users’ desktop, but having many widgets can clutter the workspace.

Widgets can also be included on a Web page. Widgets can have a viral effect, which can make them an excellent promotional tool. Business-to-business Web sites can easily employ widgets to work to help them build their online and offline business.

Below are good examples of widgets and widget resources for business use.

The Business Widget Gallery has five widgets including a revenue tracker.

BlueBox widgets offer desktop widgets including graphs and charts.

vFlyer have widgets that enables online sellers to create virtual flyers. This is a good promotion idea.

Widgetbox has a variety (few hundreds) of business-oriented widgets.

Widgetbox Web Site

Review/Article by B2BToday.com