"The Google Gadgets API is a simple way to create little applications that run on multiple sites, including iGoogle, Google Desktop, Google Page Creator, and thousands of sites all over the web that use Google Gadgets for Your Webpage. Google Gadgets reach tens of millions of users every week; even better, Google provides free hosting, free bandwidth and an easy way to submit your gadgets to the official directory, where users from all around the world come to find them."