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Website: apple.com
Phone: (800) 692-7753
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Small web programs that can be downloaded to the Mac Dashboard. You can create your own using HTML, XML, Javascript or other web code and upload it to Apple's site for sharing.

 

Website: bebo.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Social networking site that allows users to share videos and images, post blogs and send messages. Supports Facebook's application platform, which allows external developers to create and distribute applications via Bebo.

 

Website: clearspring.com
Phone: (703) 677-3999,
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Platform for distributing and tracking widgets you have created in Flash, HTML or Javascript. Widgets can be configured for use on Facebook or converted into Facebook applications.

 

Website: del.icio.us
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Service for storing bookmarks online so you can access them from any web-enabled computer. Allows you to organize bookmarks with tags, see what other people have bookmarked and share your links.

 

Website: facebook.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Social networking site that lets you post a profile (which can contain images, videos, links and more), send and receive messages, and connect with groups of users. External developers can create applications designed specifically for Facebook users and distribute them via the site.

 

Website: google.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Miniature web applications that allow you to place dynamic content on any web page. You can select and customize an existing gadget from Google's directory or build your own.

 

Website: linkedin.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Business-centered social networking site. Allows users to build a list of professional contacts, and then creates a contact network based on your connections to other users.

 

Website: widgets.opera.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Web programs with a specific purpose that are created using HTML and JavaScript. You can download existing widgets to run on your desktop or create your own and upload them to the Opera site for sharing. Opera browser required.

 

Website: twitter.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Web-based service that allows you to keep contacts and colleagues informed of your whereabouts or activities. You notify the Twitter site (via e-mail, IM or text message), and the information is displayed on your page and delivered to people who have signed up to receive the notifications.

 

Website: widgetbox.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Directory of widgets for bloggers to use on their sites and a platform for developers to share their widgets.

 

Website: widgets.yahoo.com
Price: Free
Platform: Mac OS X 10.3 and higher, Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Miniature applications that can run on a Windows or Mac desktop. Konfabulator SDK (available as a free download) helps you create widgets that you can share on the site.

 

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