/ Technology

Young social networkers are most excited about widgets

17% of adult U.S. Internet users use web widgets at least monthly, a new study shows, while 31% of young U.S. web users do so. Of young social networkers, 64% use web widgets.

Posted 08/27/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Desktop widgets engage customers where customers electronically live

E-retailers can use the little applications to shoot promotions and coupons over to the desktops of Internet users to better engage their customers, a Forrester Research analyst says.

Posted 06/12/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

Strengthening the customer/e-retailer bond with a desktop widget

Due Maternity is using one of the tiny web applications to connect with customers like never before. And the return on investment so far has been significant.

Posted 08/20/2007Don DavisPost a comment

/ Technology

New widget gives users quick access to Internet trends

Research firm Hitwise has introduced Hitwise To Go Widget, a small web application that features online usage trends from Hitwise To Go.

Posted 08/17/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

Quantcast adds video and widget use to online measurement services

To help publishers attract more ad dollars, the free service reports on the amount of video and widgets engaged by consumers by recording the number of visitors reached, the number of times an application was played, and the application category.

Posted 07/26/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

Selling Widgets

The single-purpose applications called widgets are sprouting tiny shops and mini-affiliates across the web.

Posted 07/30/2008Internet RetailerPost a comment

Strengthening the customer/e-retailer bond

Tiny desktop applications called widgets pack a lot of power in linking retailers to customers—and they don’t cost very much.

Posted 08/29/2007Internet RetailerPost a comment

/ Press Release

MetriServe Web Analytics Offers Free Vista Gadget and OS X Widget Statistics Service

Brussels, Belgium, October 1, 2006 -– MetriServe (www.metriserve.com), an established provider of web analytics and web mining services in its third year of operation, is now offering a free Vista Gadget and OS X Widget service. This free web analytics service lets registered users track the number of pageviews and visits to their web sites at no charge and display the results from within the convenience of their desktop. Both Microsoft`s Windows...

Posted 10/18/2007