WidgetBox private beta

It asks me to select one

What are you?

• Blogger
• Widget developer/content provider

err, I can't be both?

So anyway, I can't say much about WidgetBox yet, other than that the idea of a marketplace for widgets built on web services sounds neat.  But I'm not sure that's what it is, exactly.  And I'm not sure what they mean by "widget".  Who got the brilliant idea to take a generic term, and try to productize it?  A Yahoofabulator Widget?  An Apple Widget?  A widget-is-a-kind-of-thing-I-put-on-my-website widget?

via TechCrunch

PostApp will manage the process of turning web services into widgets that bloggers, social network users and others can insert into their pages. Outside developers will create web services, submit them to PostApp for transforming into widgets and content publishers like bloggers, auction sellers and social network users will select the widgets they want from the WidgetBox marketplace. The service will also manage the money for widgets that involve financial transactions like affiliate links or subscription, though developers will have first say in determining the business rules of their projects. PostApp will act as a master affiliate or subscription center, as appropriate.

via Business-Driven Architect