I have a black sweatshirt hanging in my closet, sent to my by Google, that says “Gadget API Guru” in big white letters on the back. Jealous? No? Okay, then…
They sent it to me because I am actively involved in the gadget developer’s forum, and I write gadgets for iGoogle. I think they are interesting little bits to develop, and I find them extremely useful on my iGoogle page. So I thought I would link to some of my gadgets here in case someone wants to give them a try.
4 New Quotes of the Day Every Day
Displays 4 new quotes of the day every day with the quotes and authors easily visible. Once you’ve read them, you can clear it so they are hidden until new ones are available!
U.S. Financial Market Summary – Stock Market, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Ticker
Show a short summary of the US financial market, with current market values for the DOW, Nasdaq, and S&P 500. Info taken from live Google Finance and updated as often as you want!
Super Digg – Links Directly To Stories
A Customizable Digg feed using the Digg API to give you full control and links directly to the story, not to the Digg page. You can also mark all the entries as ‘read’ and clear your list so you only see new items. Very configurable and customizable!
RSS Feed Customizer: Improve the look, layout, and functionality of your iGoogle RSS feeds!
Customize the display of all RSS feeds in your iGoogle page so they take up less room, look better, and have addded functionality.
Google Groups Reader
Google Groups Reader. Read any Google Group via this gadget! Groups by subject, filters, auto-refresh, custom title, many styling options, etc. Makes reading Google Groups via Gadget very easy!
Gadget Monitor – Keep Track Of Your Gadgets
This gadget allows you to monitor up to 10 of your gadgets to check for new users and new comments. If you are a gadget author and want to keep tabs on your users, this gadget will be useful to you.
Latest Viral Videos from ViralVideoChart.com
See the new viral videos hitting the web before your friends and family even send them to you! This gadget uses the feed from ViralVideoChart.com, which monitors videos posted to web sites and blogs to identify those that are becoming popular and ‘going viral’.
