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My iGoogle Gadgets

Posted by Matt at 21 November 2008

Category: igoogle gadgets, web

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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’.

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New iGoogle Gadget – Viral Videos

Posted by Matt at 18 November 2008

Category: Uncategorized, igoogle gadgets, web

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You know all those videos that people keep talking about that they’ve seen on YouTube or elsewhere… the star wars kid, the evolution of dance, AfroNinja, anything by Will Ferrell. They spread fast, and before you know it someone in a meeting is making a subtle reference to a cat playing the piano and you don’t get the joke. Because you haven’t seen the YouTube video. You laugh along, but inside you’re crying. All because you haven’t seen the funniest video ever and they have.

Well, lucky for you help is on the way!

A site called ViralVideoChart.com tracks popular videos as posted on blogs and web sites. If there is a sudden surge in how much attention a video is getting, it shows up on their charts. If you monitor their feed, you’ll get to see today what everyone will be talking about tomorrow. And what could possibly be more important than that?

I bring all this up because I just released a new iGoogle gadget: Latest Viral Videos from ViralVideoChart.com

It lets you put the latest viral video list on your iGoogle portal page and watch as new ones come in. It embeds the video right there on the page for you and lets you mark them as seen once you’ve watched each one. That way you don’t have to see the same list all the time.

So hopefully the next time you’re in a meeting and someone is joking about that hilarious dog who just couldn’t get that pail off its head, you’ll be able to LOL and say… “I know, isn’t that hilarious? I saw that THREE DAYS AGO, you douche! Oh, SNAP!”

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