Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Technology/1098/Google-Gadgets-Yahoo-Widgets--Myspace-Widgets-Social-Media-Marketing-On-Demand.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Technology/1098/Google-Gadgets-Yahoo-Widgets--Myspace-Widgets-Social-Media-Marketing-On-Demand.html Remember the film “Field Of Dreams” and the tagline “If you build it, they will come?” Well, the same goes true for a Google Gadget, MySpace Widget or Yahoo Widget. Social Media Marketing and Viral Marketing are the crux of the online industry. Create a great looking website, fill it with informative content and useful information and viola - you have something that people will want. 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