In case you are not on the widget bandwagon yet, you might want to be after reading this article.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/23/technology/widgetshalfbillion.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008032409
The creator of slide.com has intelligently put himself at the forefront of the next big thing in advertising. Slide has over 50 million users now and these slide widgets that are being used by many of them on social networking sites such as facebook and myspace can have strategically targeted ads placed on them.
This should get the minds of developers working as if they are sharp enough to create a widget/mini application that has mass appeal, they to can reap the benefits from advertising revenue. Facebook, by the way lets you keep all the profits. This is very generous considering the amount of traffic that you will receive if your application/widget gains popularity on facebook. There have been some widgets created by private developers that have already sold for over a million dollars.
More on this to follow
