Developer Network Extras

Gadgets & Widgets

Video Gadget
The AOL Video Gadget brings the freshest clips right to your desktop. So they’re just a click away when you need a little break. From news and music videos to movie trailers and more, you’ll always have our ten latest videos in each category right there.

AOL Mail Module for iGoogle Users
We’ve been hard at work for the past couple of weeks on developing a web-based gadget for all of you who use iGoogle for your homepage. The gadget will show you new mail in your AOL , AIM , or My eAddress mailboxes. So, now you can find out about the new mail in your mailbox even while your surfing on Google.

Social Mail Gadget
A new AOL Social Mail Gadget for Vista users was introduced May 1st at Microsoft's MIX conference. The new gadget, developed by AOL using Microsoft Silverlight technology gives AOL users one-click access to email, IM, photos and video, as well as a window into the global mailbox.

AOL Mail Plugin for Thunderbird
Did you know you can you can check the status of your AOL mail and Report Spam from Thunderbird? Download the new AOL Mail plugin for even more AOL Mail IMAP convenience.

RSS Feeds

Syndication of AOL.com Dynamic Lead Content
Two data feeds (XHTML and RSS) of the rotating Dynamic Lead on www.aol.com. The DL (as it is called) is the 'crowned jewel' of the aol.com page, and we are hoping we will see some creative uses of this feed if we put it out there.
RSS | XHTML

 

Other Cool Stuff

AXS Library
Axs is a small Javascript library which provides methods which make it easier for web developers to implement modern Web 2.0 sites with accessible features. These methods are categorized into primary and secondary methods. Click here to learn more and download.

Dojo and AOL

myAOL - Everything You Want and Nothing You Don't All in One Place
myAOL is a personalized home page that allows you to aggregate all of the things that are most important to you online. Consider it your personal dashboard on the Web, saving you time by allowing you to access your favorite tools and sites in one destination. What's particularly interesting is the myAOL Mgnet which is an image driven recommendation service that serves up related content based on your profile (i.e. likes and dislikes). When you use Mgnet to discover content from around the web, it learns about your interests and preferences. By searching, selecting and rating articles, it just gets better over time.

If you have a site that utillizes feeds or a blog, then you can add the myAOL button to your site in three very easy steps. The button allows visitors to your site to add your content to their myAOL page.

Ficlets
"Ficlets" you ask?A ficlet is a short story that enables you to collaborate with the world. Once you’ve written and shared your ficlet, any other user can pick up the narrative thread by adding a prequel or sequel. In this manner, you may know where the story begins, but you’ll never guess where (or even if!) it ends.

CircaVie
circaVie, or "times of your life," is a place to celebrate your life in an exciting new way ... chronologically through an interactive timeline. Tell your life story or the story of your latest road trip, a day to remember, or a trip around the world. Any time, any picture, any video - mark it here and share it everywhere.