Widgets and Gadgets

Before I forget again I'm going enter an aid to memory here that Gadgets are the Google version and Widgets the Yahoo version of an applet code that can be embedded in your blog or elsewhere on your Facebook, Yahoo or Google page. Yahoo widgets are a little cooler with transparency one feature. As far as library funcions go the Digital NZ widget is pretty cool I can definitely see uses for that. As we can see Christchurch City Libraries has already used the Coming Home customised a widget for our web pages. This sort of customizable widget/gadget would be great to have if you could search across the library web pages and select certain sections of it especially if you could select premium databases, sections of the web pages and the catalogue and build a mini search engine for your own purposes. I have an IGoogle account I took a quick peek at Netvibes and it makes a good alternative and connects to my Gmail okay but I'll stay with IGoogle as it has my bookmarks and is more widely used. Short of a cool gadget try Google gadgets or add stuff tab from your IGoogle page.