"Widgets" are interesting small tools which can add dynamism and interactivity to your own website. Many are "plug ins," which you or your web person can add to engage patients in new ways. One source of these, many free, is
BraveApps. You can join for no charge to see what's available, plus there's a total resource center, blog and community to learn from, too. The site also offers avenues for web building and site enhancement via
Bravenet. Among the BraveApps are widgets like Web Polls, Vote Casters, Speaking Characters and E-Cards. For example, the
Web Poll tool enables you to ask visitors a simple set of questions and display results in 'real time' on your practice's site. Or, the
Guest Map tool, shows you from where your site's visitors are based.