Make your mark, be featured to millions on iGoogle, and win a trip to the Zurich Googleplex
It's time to take a shot at gadget fame. Take your cool and creative Gadget idea and build it. It could be a game, a tool for your users, or a set of eyes that follow you around the screen (uhm… we already made that one, actually, and it’s surprisingly popular); in other words, it can be anything. Let your imagination guide you.
When you’ve finished, submit your gadget and send a link to your gadget to devgadgets@google.com. The winning gadget be featured on the iGoogle page, and the gadget writer (and a guest) will get a trip to the Zurich Googleplex. The deadline to enter is 30 June 2007. Good luck!
Common Questions:
What's a Google Gadget?
The word "gadget" covers a wide range of mini-applications, from simple HTML to complex applications. It could be a calendar, a weather globe, or anything else you can dream up. Gadgets can be added to the Google Homepage or your own webpage. Create a gadget.
How can my friends add my gadget to their own Google personalized homepages?
Here are a few steps you can send them, along with your gadget's URL, so they can put your gadget on the Google homepage:
- Go to http://www.google.co.uk/ig
- To add a gadget, you need to have an iGoogle page. If you don't already have one already, you can create one by clicking iGoogle. Then sign in with an existing Google Account, or create a new one.
- Once you have a personalized homepage, you can add gadgets to it by clicking "Add Stuff" in the upper right corner. This takes you to the gadget directory. You can use the directory to search for gadgets and add the ones you like to your homepage.
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Click Add by URL (next to the "Search Homepage Content" button). In the Add by URL text box, enter the URL of the gadget you want, and click Add.
Within a week or so after you submit your gadget for the contest, it should appear in the Gadget directory.
What could I win?
The winning gadget be featured on the iGoogle page, and the gadget writer (and a guest) will get a trip to the Zurich Googleplex.
I have more questions. Where do I go?
If you have questions about making gadgets in general, you can visit the Google Gadgets page (hint: click through and keep an eye out for a "Developer Guide"). If you're still having issues, visit one of our discussion groups where you can post questions about our gadget APIs and search for answers:
For questions about the Awards specifically, take a look at the Rules; if you still have questions, email devgadgets@google.com.
