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Hello all!

it has been some time since my last post as I have been creating and managing my own empire in the world of Russ.

Actually, I have been busy managing other blogs as after the success of this one, I was approached to write and edit for several other blogs which I have sealed my lips to mention. Suffice it to say I help develop and make successful some of the top blogs on the Internet, only to stuff the wallets of my superiors. OOOO how I hate the word "superiors"!

Don’t get me wrong, I loved….no…liked my bosses a bunch and appreciate the opportunity they gave me, but it’s just not the same as running your own blog(s) and having the freedom to say exactly what I want to say, when I want to say it. Therefore, after a long hiatus, I am back to give you more of what you want in the widget world.

It appears Microsoft still hasn’t learned that a widget is a widget and not a gadget. I guess some habits are hard to break, but I will not buck the system and the choice of the people and continue to call these little suckers widgets, though I may not capitalize the word as if it were a person any longer. That’s right! I have accepted the fact that my friend the Widget, (oops, I capitalized him/her again) is not a person but only much more reliable and fun to hang around.

Enough of the hoopla!

That’s all for now, as I only wanted you to know I am back with plans to post as often as necessary to keep you informed of how widgets can change your life. OK….maybe a stretch, but widgets certainly make your online web design life easier and I look forward to getting this puppy rolling again.

In the mean time, feel free to peruse the site and widget your little heart out.

Don’t forget to sign up for the latest RSS feeds so you’ll know whenever I add new content.

Off I go to find a dating widget so I don’t have to spend the holidays alone.

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Oh my…good heavens…and what a great day to be alive!

Everybody knows it’s important to get links coming into your site.

Not everyone knows reciprocal linking is dead.

Wake up! Reciprocal linking is DEAD!

The search engines have become wayyy too smart, and recognize when two sites are linking back and forth to each other. This worked like a charm until recently. The big boys search engines have changed their tune in a big way.

Don’t get me wrong…reciprocal links will not hurt you, but they no longer carry the weight they used to. Too many people simply abused the system and the game has changed.

Introducing 3WayLinks – click here

If you do not give a hoot about your sites ranking in the search engines, play a little Pac Man Widget while you wait on the rest of us.

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I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to get back to this, as I’ve meant to add this post for some time to those whom requested an easy way to create Widgets for a web page.

Now, don’t get confused, it’s Google who is lost here…they call Widgets, "gadgets".

It’s obvious to any intelligent life that if a gadget was a Widget, it would be capitalized. Obviously it is not, so I’m not even sure gadget can technically be called a word.

It’s ok… we can’t all be smart and know every proper term. I mean… just think about how many words there are in the English language. Google is so busy thwarting off spammers, they have not had a chance to catch up with what the public now calls Widgets. They’ll catch on soon, I’m sure!

That said, if you are loloking for an easy way to create a WIDGET, here’s an awesome resource from the folks that barely know it’s name.

Create a web page Widget.

Pretty cool source and very easy to use. My grandmother could probably use this one.

If you are just looking to insert Widgets into your existing website, follow this link:

If you want to create Widgets, go here.

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This ain’t no Widget, but it’s one of my favorite YouTube videos.

This documentary follows a son, as he records his hillbilly mother (outhouse and all!) as she spreads her hillbilly wisdom. For me, it both hilarious and inspiring.

If you like it, you should bookmark the entire documentary.

Here’s the introduction:

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Ideas for a Widget???

I picked this info up from my mastermind group (name withheld) and the Widget wheels started spinnin’. I’ll bet you can see what I’m thinking!!!

After months of speculation, details of Google’s carefully-guarded plans to dominate the mobile phone industry have been revealed. Google will provide a phone service supported by ads. Handsets will be produced by HTC and LG. Phones would run with an open Google operating system and will come already configured with a bundle of the most popular Google services, such as Google search, Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail.

The Wall Street Journal says that within two weeks Google will announce plans to bring Google-powered phones to market by mid-2008. Apparently, Google’s goal is to make applications and services as accessible on cellphones as they are on the Internet.

Read the story on Google Mobile Phones

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Well, we knew it was only a matter of time before the online video revolution would start to pay off in a big way, and Google has come to the rescue! Why am I not surprised it’s Google? Especially since they purchased YouTube.

I discovered this by accident when logging into my Adsense account, and notice there is now an option to start making money with YouTube video being displayed on my blog or websites.

Create customized AdSense-enabled video players for publishing to websites or blogs, using keywords or pre-selected premium content. You can change the colors and contents of a player

I’m impressed!

Though there has been some debate in the online world if this is a good thing or not, I am personally happy to have another stream of potential revenue. Especially since I have been displaying video anyway. Plus, the ads are not intrusive and you have the ability to hide the ad if you so choose.

One issue I have is the limited number of sizes Google YouTube offers. I was not able to enter them into my BankDotCom.com sidebar widget without throwing the whole blog off kilter. The only sizes to choose from are:

400 x 415 – 500 x 510 – & 780 x 560

Come on GoogleTube. Help the Widgetman out!!!

These sizes are wayyy too small to insert into side bars on a blog which led me to create a single page for displaying Google YouTube video.

Hopefully, they will soon offer the ability to resize the video to the authors choice so more bloggers will be able to add google YouTube Adsense to their sites.

Whatcha think?

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Check out this cool little doo dad social bookmarking Widgets I found at widgipedia.com from my blogroll buddy Ernesto Quezada.

If you only need one or two of those social bookmarking icons for your webpage, this may just do the trick!

You’ll also find Technorati, Bloglines and NetVibes Widgets as well.

Feel free to grab these Widgets and use as needed and to see all social bookmarking Widgets from Ernesto take a gander at the Ernesto Quezada blog.

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When will Google figure out it’s not a gadget, it’s a Widget! I mean look, Widget is capitalized and gadget is not. HELLO?

Anyway…This just in from Fool.com

Now Big G has unleashed the broad rollout of Google Gadget Ads, which is angling to make Google a champ in interactive spots. Rich-media ads that you can play with aren’t new. Companies like ValueClick (Nasdaq: VCLK) have been tempting folks to hit Britney Spears with cream pies in the pursuit of free cell phones for years.

The real draw with Gadget is that the ads allow you to do more than just trigger sound effects. You can stream an assortment of videos, open up miniature web pages, or submit mailing list signups, all without having to leave the ad itself.

Read the whole story at Go Go Google Gadget article at Motley Fool

Please return and leave your comments on this development!

Ready to dive in and start Google Gadget Ads? Well, you just missed the main link, but if you are looking for a tutorial on how to create these suckers, then hit this link for a Google Gadget Tutorial.

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I can’t begin to explain how cool and easy this widget is. I guess I still expect stuff like RSS feeds to be difficult to implement.

In the past maybe…not today!

Indeed, RSS used to be reserved for the brainiacs. The mindless (who are you looking at) now have a shot playing with the big boys. Especially if you learn how to create these for yourself.

Does this Widget look familiar?

and, yes…you can scroll

It should look familiar to my regular readers, because this is an RSS feed of
this very web site, Widgets-Blog.com

If you are already using Feedburner to track your RSS feeds, Springwidgets.com is in beta testing where you can easily add, resize, change colors, link images, and load RSS feeds into your website or blog like never before.

At the time of this post, you will see this Widget displayed on the right hand menu bar. This way, when visitors…uh…visit… no matter where they enter will be able to view the latest posts.

A note about this RSS Widget: I tried to resize in order to fit into my side bar, but it made it difficult to read with long subject line posts.

HTML, Facebook, Friendster, Blogger, Hi5, Xanga and email friendly.

Get Bloggers RSS Widget

God I love this stuff!

Tags: downloadwidgits, cell phone widgets

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This is a follow-up to my post regarding the Adsense Widget.

These guys have listed 17 of the top Adsense widgets you can implement into your website or blog.

I have not tried all of these for Adsense, but you can bet I will be testing in the next few days. For a direct link to this article, see mashable.com

Tags: maps widget, celebrity widget

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