I came across this fun post from the blog “The Social Path” today, in which author David Grimer reviews the Widgetbox “Make a Widget” process, in which he particularly focuses on blidgets.  Thanks for the shout out David – we’re glad you like the tools we offer!  Here’s, not surprisingly, my favorite part from his post:

creating widgets can be an intimidating process for casual Internet users. That’s why my Cool Tool of the Week winner this time around is the “Make a Widget” feature on Widgetbox.com.

How it describes itself: “Widgetbox makes it easy to make new widgets from scratch or from your existing widget-sized Web Page, Flash file or RSS feed. You can also import your Google Gadget.”

How I’d describe it: If you want to connect your own site to a favorite blog or Internet tool, this site makes it easy to do so with a customized widget.

Getting started: Just visit the site and follow the (mostly) idiot-proof steps. Most likely, you’ll be wanting to use the “Blog/Feed” option, which lets you create a widget with information from any blog, yours or otherwise. But you can make a widget from almost anything — a Web site, some HTML code, etc.

Why you’ll use it: These days, it’s rare that you have just one Web site or blog. Maybe you have a personal blog, a work blog or a site featuring your online portfolio. Wouldn’t it be nice to connect them in a better way than just a boring old link?

We couldn’t agree more on why widgets are useful.  We work really hard at making all of our tools easy, fun to use and smart, and it means a ton to us to hear that is reflected in our users’ experience with us.  And thanks for the note about having a harder time in Firefox 3 – we appreciate the feedback, and we will definitely look into that issue.

Also, here’s the widget David made for AdFreak – very cool!

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