links for 2008-02-25

"The more i know about this first Widget Appliance , the more i am intrigued by it". Standalone widget gadget, like digital photo frames but with networked goodness

Useful four part series looking at the end product and user experience, rather than the technical 'gubbins' of widget making

"The applications themselves may be small, but several of them have millions of users. Those are the types of numbers that get marketers' attention. But how many consumers are actually using them?"

Simple RSS reader widget using Flash. Ta!

"Research shows that among the youngest Internet users, the primary creators of Web content are not misfits resembling the Lone Gunmen. On the contrary, the cyberpioneers of the moment are digitally effusive teenage girls". Set stereotypes to stun!

Interesting Webmasterworld thread following on from the NYTimes article. Perhaps it will have to become Webmistressworld?

"Google never disclosed that the invitation is personal and information about the event should not be distributed. Letters were sent and phone calls were made to some bloggers demanding that information about the event registration be pulled down".

"Many newspapers these days have comments enabled for every single post. But if people who are interviewed *in* a story want to comment on the story, they have to include it in with the rest. Most likely it will get buried in the avalanche of comments".

"You sass that hoopy Douglas Adams? Now there's a frood who knew where his towel was. Join in on towel day to show your appreciation for the humor and insight that Douglas Adams brought to all our lives."

"Totally with the guy on the short-skirt-and-boots ensemble. Shallow shallow me". Phew, my Buffy article mostly survives the expert eye of the crew at Whedonesque...