Gadgets – the desktop revolution begins
One of the best sessions at Mashup Camp 2 was Adam Sah’s “Google Gadgets” which outlined how rapidly gadgets are sweeping onto the desktop. These were formerly called Google Widgets but Adam told me they have been renamed to avoid confusion. Yahoo “confabulator” concept has a nice ring….but….perhaps some term standardization is called for here. Apple can keep the widget idea because… they are Apple.
Gadgets are sweeping onto the desktop. At MIX06 the MS Live team was also very bullish on the concept and has been developing a desktop and OS environment that will rely heavily on people populating their desktop with gadgets. Although many of these are “whimsical” in nature, the number of functional gadgets is growing very fast. I think this is the coming “battleground” – or at least a coming very fertile ground – for those vying for eyeballs. In the meantime it’s a great way to customize the desktop easily.
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[...] It’s great to see Adam Sah’s Google Gadgetry project move ahead with today’s announcement that Gadgets can be created to work on any website. Adam was at both Mashup Camp 1 and Mashup Camp 2 and it was neat to see how a little project had become a big project over a period of only 4 months. It’s likely now to become a gigantic project as Yahoo, Google, and MSN vie to maximize their online presence on, within, and interacting with other websites. [...]
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