Make Your Blog Smarter with Web 2.0 Widgets

For those of you not familiar with the term “widget”. A widget is an interactive, mini web application that you can put into your blog to give your readers more information, functionality and even some fun. Examples of widgets are:

• Informational Widgets – add stock tips or the latest tech news to your blog.
• Functional Widgets – add a calendar or syndication capabilities so readers can sign up for your blog.
• Fun Widgets – let your readers play an arcade classic or answer trivia questions.

So where can you get some of these Web 2.0 widgets?

Widgetbox.com is a directory with over 290 million of web widgets to download. Its preview feature allows visitors to view the Web 2.0 widget before downloading it. The widget search function is very user friendly. And Widgetbox.com even offers an FAQ section to help new bloggers figure out how to upload Web 2.0 widgets to their blogs.

So what are you waiting for? Go out there and make your blog smarter!