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Yahoo Updates Konfabulator

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the pathName-cget-widget-story dept.

An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek is reporting that Yahoo! has released a new version of Konfabulator, now rechristened 'Yahoo Widget Engine'. From the article: 'Widgets are useful to portals because they can draw users to their services directly from the desktop, without first having to launch a browser. By providing a more direct route, portals are trying to increase the use of their services, which are tied to online advertising. Yahoo rival search engine Google Inc. also offers widgets.'"

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  1. Wikipedia a haven for pedophiles? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Check out this article at an anti-pedophile website. Makes for some interesting reading.

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  2. Mods, concentrate on modding up rather than down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Check out this article at an anti-pedophile website. Makes for some interesting reading.

    http://www.perverted-justice.com/opinions/?article =11

  3. Wrong with selling out by hackwrench · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Consulting my copy of the Encyclopedia of Fantasy yields the following: "pacts with the devil", "read the small print", and quibbles.

    I was looking for the entry that effectively means "too high a price", but gave up

  4. Pedo mods hiding wikipedia scandal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Check out this article at an anti-pedophile website. Makes for some interesting reading.

    http://www.perverted-justice.com/opinions/?article =11