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What is a Widget?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Other terms used to describe a Web Widget include Gadget, Badge, Module, Capsule, Snippet, Mini and Flake. The examples so far: Audience Feedback/Organizational Listening - Message/Comments - as seen on Life Kludger - A survey/Poll as seen on the Bamboo Project. Streaming Headlines or Other Content from other Blogs or Links. -

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Have Fun - Do Good

Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries. Beth Kanter raised $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation using a Network for Good Badge and similar tools to the ChipIn campaign, in three weeks. Chez Pim raised almost $62,000 with her Menu for Hope Campaign in 2.5

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Screencast: Using Widgets to Build Community on Blogs Featured on NTEN Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Other terms used to describe a Web Widget include Gadget, Badge, Module, Capsule, Snippet, Mini and Flake. You can do a general reader survey like, the nonprofit tech blog. Here's a few examples: Delicious Badge : I use this widget to publish my social bookmarking bookmarks on my blog. Act 2: Why. Chat and Messages.