Facebook launches “Fan Box”

In an effort to murder MySpace in cold blood create more of a rapport between Facebook Pages and third-party websites, Facebook has launched the "fan box." Aside from sounding vaguely obscene, the Fan Box is a widget for ... continue

CafePress Launches New Embeddable Store Widgets

CafePress is teaming up with e-commerce company Sellit to launch a new line of embeddable store widgets. The widgets are designed for use in social networks, blogs, or regular Web sites. Branded as ShopBOT, the widgets provide real-time ... continue

Sadly, Sprout Builder Drops Free Service

Web widget creation service Sprout Builder has announced that as of March 1 it will be dropping its free service. It's sad news for fans; it's long been my favorite widget building site, and we've covered building widgets ... continue

Fat widgets: a lesson in not understanding the end user

We announced the new layout of The Inquisitr earlier today, and there's one thing we didn't mention in the mix: we've streamlined what's on the site and excluded a range of widgets. We've not gotten rid of ... continue

Introducing the Direct Chat Ad Widget

The idea of the interactive ad widget is being taken a step further with a new acquisition by a major ad network. Traffic Marketplace has bought out Livemarkets, a company that's developed technology to build real-time ... continue

Facebook Gambles with Social Advertising — Will It Pay Off?

Facebook is trying to mine precious advertising value from its young, computer-savvy userbase with a new "social advertising" approach. Our prediction: It will either present a huge profit or a huge disaster. The plan, currently being tested ... continue