Want a free widget? Try Widgetbox!

This free tool enables you to convert your personal blog or Web site into a blidget!
The Web and Web development continue to fascinate me. I've always wanted to develop a widget of my own, but didn't know how to do it! Till, I came across Widgetbox!! There, I found it so easy to develop my own widgets for free! Am sure you all will enjoy.

Folks like us greatly benefit from the superlative work done by some incredible software developers. Widgetbox is one such example. All we need to do is to find sites that allow free use of third-party software and well, make use of those incredible applications. On to widgets, then!

Developing your own widgets is a breeze. Simply choose a layout for your widget, place the XML feed URL into the box, name your widget, add tags, and publish! Am sure there are other sites that offer similar services, and would love to hear from those who are more aware than yours truly.

The Wikipedia refers to widgets as a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device. This term started to become popular as Web development evolved, and gathered steam as Web 2.0 assumed strength and blogging became really popular.

Now, every site that you come across offers widgets. What does the widget do? You can copy the code of any widget and simply add to your Web site or blog, and well, the site where you got the widget from becomes active on your site or blog.

Widgets are a boon for media organizations especially. Though iGoogle, Yahoo and lot of others offer a whole range and spectrum of widgets. I've found it convenient to keep track of the technology industry by making use of widgets. Widgetbox has allowed me to develop my own widget for my blog. The developers have even thought of a name -- Blidget -- blog as a widget!

Widgetbox allows you to add your blidget across a variety of sites, blogs and social networking sites, such as TypePad, Blogger, MySpace, Facebook, Netvibes, Pageflakes, Google, Blogger Post, Freewebs, Hi5, Piczo, etc. You can also email your blidget link directly to friends.

It also has a feature Customize this Widget for You. It means that you can quickly customize several widgets by editing their settings and then getting the widget for yourself.

If you don't know what's a widget, and if you are in the online media or Web publishing business, there are several things you need to know, and do! You would also need to know what's happening in the Web 2.0 space. Widgets is a good way to start off on your journey.