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By Tweeting, You Could Appear All Over the Web

Twitter has introduced a new widget for the Lists feature. If you are unfamiliar with Twitter's widgets, there is one that lets you display your most recent Twitter updates on a web page, one that lets you display search results in real time, and one that lets you show off your favorite tweets. The Lists Widget is fully customizable. You start off by selecting the username of the account you want to pull lists from, then choose the list name, title it, and give it a caption.

Follow Layoffs With New Tracking Widget

Silicon Valley start-up, Telonu, which allows users to post reviews and ratings about workplace environments, has launched a Layoff Tracker Widget. The widget allows users to display layoff announcements in real time on their blog or Web site. Layoff Tracker displays the company name, date of announcement, and the number of jobs affected.

Facebook Introduces Comments Box Widget

Facebook has launched its first social widget for the recently launched Facebook Connect, called Comments Box. Comments Box can be added to any Web site or blog and it allows other Facebook users to comment on any of the content. The widget also allows non-Facebook users to comment on content as well. The Facebook Developer Blog provides details on how to add the Comments Box widget to any site.

MySpace Partners With PayPal On Fundraising

MySpace has partnered with PayPal to create the MySpace IMPACT/ PayPal fundraising widget that allows users to collect donations for non-profit organizations.

Yahoo Partners With Intel On TV Widgets

Intel and Yahoo have announced plans to introduce widgets to television via set-top boxes.The application is called the Widget Channel and will allow viewers to use rich Internet applications designed for TV while watching programs. The channel will be powered by the Yahoo Widget Engine.

RockYou Widget Builder Gets $35M In Funding

It seems investors have been reading the National Retail Organization’s suggestion that 55% of e-tailers want to focus more of their marketing dollars on widgets.

SES NY: What's A Widget?

Little desktop gadgets that reside inside a computer monitor deliver extra information to the viewers who opt to make them part of the daily browsing experience.

CBS Launches Ad Network For Local Sites

CBS has launched a local ad network for local TV stations, local bloggers and social media sites in CBS-owned station's markets.

AOL Attaches Itself To Goowy

You have to feel a bit bad for AOL and Goowy - here they are with a solid arrangement in place, and Microsoft's mammoth offer to Yahoo is all anyone can talk about.  Ah, well.  We'll try to toss a few paragraphs their way, and begin by pointing out that AOL acquired Goowy.

MoveOn Web 2.0-ifies Itself

More than just technology companies and marketers are taking advantage of the widget concept. Political activist group MoveOn.org has released several of them for use on blogs and open platform social networking sites like Facebook.