What a Wonderful Widget-Makin’ Website…

A widget.

We have all heard the term and we see them on our Facebook pages or on blogs, like the ones to the right of this text.  But do we really know what they are and what all they are capable of doing.

By definition, a widget is an online tool that permits a portion of one webpage to appear on other webpages.  These appearances look exactly the same and can be updated from a single source.

Easy enough, right?

Wrong.

I first heard of a widget when I got my Mac Pro computer a couple years ago.  I accidentally pushed the wrong button on my mouse and up pops 4 four or five little information boxes.  I then did a little research and, of course, downloaded like 40 more from Apple’s web site and boom, I was counting down the days until Christmas, feeding virtual fish and receiving live weather cam views from my hometown.

They were amazing.

It was until this year, I learned that I could actually make one.

And its actually very easy, I did my first one yesterday and already posted it on my Facebook page.

Sproutbuilder.com is a free widget making online tool that allows the typical computer user, meaning you don’t have to know web design, to create useful widget for any site.

From weather widgets to advertising widegts, you can make them all.  Wow, I am starting to sound like a salesman for Sproutbuilder.com.

I recommend it to anyone trying to push a web site, whether it be a blog or a large company, to check it out.

There are many other helpful features on the web site like the ability to track your widget to see the click thru rate and see on which days your widget was used the most.

~ by Scott on February 18, 2009.