The Business And Technology Network

At Google’s  I/O conference this week the company unveiled a new set of widgets called Web Elements that allow users to quickly integrate Google’s most popular products such as  Maps, Calendar and Search, and  into their sites with a minimal amount of work. Other widgets include ‘Presentations’, which allow users to embed presentations from Google Docs into a site, and ‘Spreadsheets’, which allow you to do the same with Google Docs spreadsheets.

Much of this functionality has been available through Google APIs, but most people don’t know how to use them. With Google Web Elements publishers can just copy and paste the code into their websites. One widget called the ‘Conversation’ Element, allows site visitors to post comments and videos. Site owners have the option of restricting these conversations to their sites, or to share them as global conversations through Google Friend Connect. (more…)

Investor’s Business Daily, publisher of in-depth financial news geared to personal and professional investors, recently announced a partnership with Mochila, a premium content syndication technology platform and network, to distribute IBD’s multimedia offerings to online readers who want up to the minute market information.

Using content from Investor’s Business Daily’s companion website, Investors.com, Mochila and Investor’s Business Daily are creating an investment management site section featuring regularly refreshed articles, photos and video. The program will kick off with 14 charter websites and is expected to grow to 40 over the course of the year-long deal.

Investor’s Business Daily is known for its proprietary stock screens, comparative performance ratings and has a record of identifying stock leaders as they emerge. IBD’s companion website, Investors.com, offers stock tools and research for investors of every level. These include the IBD University learning center, IBD TV market videos and audio interviews, intraday reports on market action and the IBD Stock Checkup. (more…)