other add-ons for your blog or social networking page

Below are some other add-ons that you can embed in your blog or social networking page.

Guestbook - i'm sure you're already familiar with this one, a lot of websites have this for visitors to sign if they have comments on your page or just want to drop a note, you can customize it (themes, colors) to match your profile

Games - if you want some interactive stuff on your page, you can add this, you can compete with your friends and just have some fun

Horoscopes - want to know what your horoscope says this week? go find out!

Countdown Timer - not a common add-on but can be useful if you're looking forward to an event, you can also customize it (colors, background and text style)

GlitterText - a lot of sites offer this already, you can customize your name or message by adding some cool effects and animations, it's all up to you

You can find the above add-ons at Slide and Rock You. I'll post more links soon.

cool widgets for your blog or social networking page

What are widgets anyway? A widget or rather a web widget is a third party item that can be embedded in a web page. It can be a video, your customized photo/photos or a music player like imeem. There are a lot of cool widgets that you can embed in your social networking page or blog. Below are some samples of the most common widgets used.

Slide Shows - you can customize photos with different transitions, backgrounds, themes, skins and music that you can share with your family and friends online; a more artistic approach in representing your photos, kind of like a moving album

FunPix or PhotoFx - you can spice up your favorite photo by adding effects, wigs, hats, glitter and more

Fun Notes - tired of simple comments? add some twist by inserting your message to hundreds of cool pictures and templates

SkinFlix - spice up your favorite You Tube video and make it your own with this cool widget, you can add cool frames or themes

The above widgets can be found at Slide and Rock You. It's up to you what you want to use. I myself have a cool slide show at my friendster and hi5 accounts.

One advice though, don't post too many widgets especially on your social networking page, because your page might load very slow even if you're using a dsl connection. Too many just doesn't work, don't over-crowd your page.