There are thousands of widgets available online to download to user desktops, personal pages or the public web. Whether it is giving weather and calendar info, or providing live news feeds, these mini applications are fulfilling needs, being enjoyed and actively shared by users worldwide.
Also known as gadgets, mini applications or badges, widgets can fulfill a range of different requirements ranging from tools to search for gifts, calculate your carbon footprint, keep up with a favorite TV show or Sports team’s performance, plan your next vacation or organize your business meeting out of town. You can do all this and much more with a well planned and robustly built widget.
Widgets are small, portable and downloadable mini applications that look and act like traditional apps, but are a mix of functionality and content developed specifically to perform certain tasks in a simple and useful manner. They are implemented using various technologies such as Flash, Java, CSS, etc.
Widgets give their users a new way to interact with content. Instead of having to go looking for information, users can check their widgets that are customized to their individual preferences. Widgets make use of “push” technology and because of the convenience they offer, are actively shared and can have extraordinary reach.
Widgets can be run on the web, a desktop or a mobile and can be easily embedded into a third party site. Web widgets can be executed within any HTML-based web page and greatly impact the site performance, SEO and back link campaigns. Even, desktop widgets embedded on local computers that do not have any impact on SEO or webpage performance, offer a unique brand experience and reminder even when the user is offline. The impact of widget development can be wide and far-reaching.
At Icreon, our objective is to work with you to build a widget that can be a value-add to your day-to-day activities. We have the expertise to conceptualize, design and develop a variety of widgets. Assisted by a team of technical experts, we understand the core need of the widget development and develop widgets that are attractive and functionally superior.
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Sandeep Sawhney
VP Technology at Icreon
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