As websites and microblogging communities become more interactive, there comes also the proliferation of widgets and apps.

I am even thinking of having an app or a widget designed for my website projects. Subscribers or even visitors can then use apps or widgets for a more enhanced experience with my sites. This part of the project is in the development stage, and I will push for it to be launched soon.

In any case, Yahoo! has also come up with their new widgets. In fact, the company recently gave awards to students for “developing mobile widgets deemed creative and useful.”

The winning entries compromised:

– A widget developed by students from Nanyang Technological University, to help customers locate DBS Bank branches and ATMs. The widget also has additional features such as an expense calculator and access to current bank promotions.

– A widget developed by the student team from Temasek Polytechnic for food company Kellogg Asia. This includes calorie and body mass index (better known as BMI) calculators and other health tips.

– A widget developed by students from Singapore Polytechnic to encourage travel with Malaysian Airlines. Features include a tool to help travellers determine the most attractive fare, destination guides, weather forecasts and a currency converter.

– A widget designed by the Nanyang Polytechnic student team for travel website UEEEU.com. This includes a language translator, a world time indicator, destination guides, hotel and vehicle search and reservation functions, and a travel planning tool.

Source: PCWorld, Yahoo Gives Students Prizes for Widgets