I looked through the short list of Web 2.0 awards and checked out the widgets, 'cause I didn't know what those were. The top rated site, YourMinis had the most widgets for download, but not much explaination for new users. The second rated, Springwidgets, had less widgets but a bit nicer layout, more info. It is from their blog that I found a definition:A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation.
I don't understand "adition compilation, but since I don't have to do it, I guess that is alright! Widgets are gadgets that you can add to a desk top or website, the most useful I saw were calculators and clocks. From home, I might add a feed from my Netflicks account, that will put my queue on my desktop. That was the best widget I saw, in Springwidget. I didn't add any of the widgets for fear of introducing pop ups and such, since I didn't see anything that addressed this concern imediately on the site.
I used image generator to make a icon that said "New!" to put into a letter advertising our new services. I tried to find a ready made icon for this or a clip art and could not. It seemed it would be simple to steal one, but I ended up making on with image generator, see above. I also made a smiley face sign, 'cause they are soo cute.
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