If it seems like I am writing a lot about Google products, it is because I am. Lately it seems like Google has become a factory of clever ideas trying to one-up and out maneuver their competition. Whether it be Google Squared, (I’ll write about this when its up), set to take on Wolfram-Alpha, or Google Wave, which could end up revolutionizing group projects online, Google is always up to something.
This time it’s Google’s Web Elements. For those of you who read my blog article on Google Friend Connect Social Bar, this is very closely related. Simply put, rather than having to reinvent the wheel when you want to add basic functions to your website, you can get them pre-fabricated by Google. This includes: Calendar, Conversation, Maps, Custom Search, Video, Presentations, News, and Spreadsheets. So This is how easy it is: You want to add a calendar? click on the calendar on the Web Elements page, type in the the size, links to content, whatever they ask. Then Google prepares a custom javascript snippet that you can cut and paste into your code. Couldn’t be any easier! Check it out for yourself.
