A widget is a fancy new defined term, referring to a mini internet application that is offered by a 3rd party. Widgets can easily be integrated in a web page, blog or profile by inserting a small chunk of code that will be offered you at the site of your chosen Widget. This is not a new development, webmasters have been using widgets on things like, placing scripts and banners on webpages since the beginning of the worldwide web.
The benefits of widgets is that, everybody can use content without knowing anything of programming such as D HTML, Java, Flash or software programming.
Web Widgets
Web widgets can easily be used on webpages, blogs or profile pages by simply copying a code. Most Widgets have a button option, so you can place a widget by a click of a button on your content page.
Desktop Widgets
Desktop widgets are basically the same as web widgets, the difference is that you can download it on your desktop.
Widgets are downloadable interactive virtual tools, that provide services such as showing the user the latest news, the current weather, the time, a calendar, a dictionary, a map program, a calculator, desktop notes, photo viewers, or even a language translator, among other things.
Mobile Widgets
Mobile widgets are specially made to fit on a screen of a mobile phone. Mobile users can use widgets exactly the same way as web and desktop widgets, for example weather widgets, game widgets, news widgets, chat widgets and many, many more.
I like the research that you are doing here Tracey! Perhaps try putting some of the information in your own words and then just create a link to the website you came across the information. Keep up the good work. Did you know that you can also embed articles or video into your blog by copying and pasting the embed code.
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