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At CES, MySpace chats up the Widget Channel

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 01/07/2009 - 5:45pm

A limited version of the News Corp.-owned social network will come to the new TV product that Yahoo and Intel jointly developed.



 

Netvibes gets new layouts and OpenSocial support

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 12/08/2008 - 4:25pm

Netvibes gets new widget layouts and support for OpenSocial and Facebook Connect, giving users an easy way to customize and share content.



 

Gmail comes to the desktop in gadget form

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 12/02/2008 - 4:30pm

Google has a new Gmail gadget for its Google Desktop product that gives you keyboard shortcuts and mail search right from your widget sidebar.



 

Google adds OAuth to widget mashups

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 9:29am

The search giant's Google Gadgets platform is adopting the open authentication standard for controlling privacy. Move follows June move to use OAuth for the Google Data API.



 

MySpace launches searchable video widget

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 11/12/2008 - 11:32am

The News Corp.-owned social network is enouraging members to embed "Primetime," a new ad-supported video player that contains content from Hulu and other partners, in their profiles.



 

Oosah launches widget production for popular social networks

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 10/30/2008 - 9:41am

Oosah's new widget platform lets you create your own widgets out of all the content it can access on your favorite social networks.



 

The new AOL.com gets all social and stuff

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 10/30/2008 - 4:00am

Additions to the AOL.com homepage include an embedded RSS reader and a widget with feeds from AIM and Bebo as well as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.



 

GrooveShark now does widgets, music uploads

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 10/20/2008 - 2:06pm

Miss Muxtape? Forget about it with GrooveShark's new widget service which blends songs from your hard drive with online streaming music.



 

'New York Times' widget tracks campaign donations

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 10/15/2008 - 2:19pm

The New York Times' new online tool allows users to analyze campaign donation figures from the Federal Election Commission.



 

'Capitol Tweet' widget follows Congress on Twitter

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 10/06/2008 - 3:07pm

The nonprofit Sunlight Foundation is offering a widget to follow the latest tweets from Capitol Hill.