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Watch Your Widgets

Feb 13, 2007

1 min read

Bloggers Blog: Widgets, Third Party Tools Can Weigh Down Blogs

Too much widget bling can slow down your blog and/or make your blog look hideous

Beth said something similar recently. I’ve just removed the Twitter widget from this blog because it was slowing things down horribly. Widgets are a great idea, but they need to perform much, much better.

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Adam has been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He currently works as a consultant and trainer, helping people do better, more engaged online journalism.

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