Blogger in Draft (the “preview” version of Blogger) announced the addition of Google gadgets to Blogger sidebars. This might not seem like a big deal, after all, you could already add Google gadgets to blogs right?
The difference is how they get there.
When you click on “Add a Page Element” you get a few new choices in the draft version of Blogger, the one we are talking about today is “Add Gadget”. Clicking it results in a Google gadget directory showing up.
After choosing a gadget, you get a limited ability to configure it’s size and the gadget preferences. Then you click a button and they are on your blog.
There are several interesting things that change as of this announcement.
It will literally change the way gadgets are made and promoted.
I am about to go to sleep and I am too tired to go into that right now. But there are some interesting things afoot. Very interesting stuff, but I will talk about that in a later post.
I will give you a hint for one of them… Look at the Gadget in the screen shot, it is the Official YouTube gadget… notice anything different? 
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I am still using the old school templates because I can’t publish the new style blogs to external addresses without using the old templates?
I personally think that this will help people that are not to well versed in programming, such as XML coding. I am just dipping my feet into this area and anything that makes our lives easier, really helps.
Thanks,
Richard Rinyai
I do not understand you question, which template are you talking about?
I want to add Goolge Gadgets to my Blog of http://www.askmoney.blogspot.com.
I have some tricks to add Google Gadgets. But I didn’t.
Please try to Help me.
Please mail the solution to gbharikrishna@gmail.com
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
Wow it really is a full time job just trying to keep up with all the stuff now gadgets, blogs, forums, post, links for the love of god