Google Gadgets are dynamic web content that can be embedded on a web page. They can be added to and interact strongly with Google's

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personalized home page (discontinued in November 2013, although

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still work on other websites) and the

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(discontinued in September 2011) application, as well as

Google Wave Google Wave, later known as Apache Wave, was a software framework for real-time collaborative editing online. Originally developed by Google and announced on May 28, 2009, it was renamed to ''Apache Wave'' when the project was adopted by the Apa ...

(also no longer supported by Google) and

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. Webmasters can add and customize a gadget to their own business or personal web site, a process called "syndication". Gadgets are developed by Google and third-party developers using the Google Gadgets

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, using basic web technologies such as

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and

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Multi-user persistent - Wave Gadgets

With the advent of Google Wave (now Apache Wave), gadgets became able to have persistent storage and multi-user capabilities and better state management. Gadgets using Google Wave in this way were simply known as '

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'. For instance, a game written using a Google Gadget could use Google Wave technology to record a list of users and high scores without having to worry about how to permanently store the scores on a hosted server. The use of Google Wave would give the gadget multi-user and permanent storage capabilities. For example, scores could be stored in a Google Wave hosted permanently by Google at no cost to the user. As of early 2013, Google Gadgets were deprecated in Google Spreadsheets. Shortly after, they were removed from all spreadsheets.

Technology

Google Gadgets are written in

and can have

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and

components, and were able to use Google Wave. Here is an example of a

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program written using Google Gadget technology. Hello_world!_____ .html" ;"title="DATA[ Hello world! ">DATA[ Hello world! > Google Gadgets API is a Google

which allows developers to create Google Gadgets easily.

References

External links

Google Gadgets

Gadgets for Google Sites

Google Gadgets Developer Guide

Introducción a Google Gadgets API
(en español)
Gadget Directory
on igHome.com {{Google Inc.

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Web applications Internet Protocol based network software Widget engines

Multi-user persistent - Wave Gadgets

Technology

See also

References

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