yourminis

widgets for your blog, website, startpage, and desktop!

yourminis is a widget platform which simplifies the development, syndication, and measurement of widgets for content owners and 3rd party developers, offers a social library of widgets for end user discovery, and provides advertisers with a new way to engage the consumer with their brand and message.

This was launched by a startup called Goowy, which created a flash-based productivity suite (email, calendar, IM, etc.) last year.

yourminis also has a browser extension that makes it easier to add information to the site. Videos, photos and RSS feeds can added to a user’s YourMinis page by simply clicking on a button added to the browser. This is particularly useful for subscribing to RSS feeds - a module is automatically added to YourMinis based on the auto-discovered feed.

AOL acquired Goowy. Goowy offers widget-based ad solutions, as well as a platform called Yourminis.com, which is a widget creation platform for developers. AOL had previously used the small startup to provide widgets for MyAOL.

"We are excited about joining the AOL family. The platform and services we've built are an obvious fit with AOL's ad-supported web strategy, and we look forward to expanding our widget offerings across the AOL network," claims Goowy CEO Alex Bard.

yourminis has been selected by the editors of Webware, a CNET site, as a finalist in this year’s “Webware 100” Awards for "Browsing". The Webware 100 Awards recognize the best Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications that are leading the next wave of innovation. Finalists are selected by the editors of Webware, but the ultimate winners will be picked by the public. Winners will be announced on Monday, April 21, 2008.
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