Cartoons are no joke for King Digital and Optaros

Published: June 12, 2008, 1:03 pm

With the evolution of the Web into Web 2.0 (42 things about Web 2.0 in 2008) Widgets are rapidly becoming a popular way of enhancing and complementing content on a Web site. Recently I was fortunate enough to chat with John Soppe, Managing Director of King Digital and Jim Munz, Product Manager at Optaros, IT consultants who are breathing new life into cartoon strips and panels, through a novel new widget, by engaging readers through the clever application of Web 2.0 technologies. Typically Widgets have been seen in a contained dashboard environment such as iGoogle and Windows Sidebar but are now becoming a popular mechanism for enhancing all manner of Web sites and services. My own Blog (www.jasonslater.co.uk) for example, includes several Widgets that I feel add value to and complement the Blog itself. Adding value can help build and maintain subscribers and readership and for many others they also offer support for valuable revenue streams. Web based Widgets, Plug-ins, Gadgets and

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