This story was written by David Kaplan. As start-ups come to grips with the reality that the usual online advertising tools of banner ads and widgets won’t keep the lights on even if the economy gets ...

Widget syndication firm Clearspring on Monday launched an ad network to give publishers a way to monetize the content within their widgets. The Widget Ad Network, which is built on Adify’s Build Your ...

Widgets, the embeddable chunks of code on web pages that can feature anything from videos to RSS feeds, have proven to be a great way to reach lots of users. But how do they make money? Advertising in ...