http://www.liveside.net/developer/archive/2006/11/02/Microsoft_2700_s-Gadget-Gallery-features-non_2D00_Microsoft-gadgets.aspxMicrosoft's Gadget Gallery today made their "featured gadgets" section open to third party gadgets. Up to now, this space had been populated by Microsoft authored gadgets. Bruce Kasrel, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft said " We are really energizedenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.liveside.net/developer/archive/2006/11/02/Microsoft_2700_s-Gadget-Gallery-features-non_2D00_Microsoft-gadgets.aspx#1015Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:30:35 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:1015donavon<p>Todd, is that your &quot;Hot or Not&quot; gadget I see on the list as well? I love your gadgets! They always make me chuckle.</p> <p>Bruce and the whole gallery team are serious in trying to make the best user experience possible for discovering new gadgets. They understand that it wouldn't be possible without help from the community. </p> <p>And while the gallery itself has some issues (speed and &quot;tag spam&quot; being my hot buttons), they are aware of these and are actively correcting the issues. I look forward to seeing new gallery improvements rolled out, hopefully sometime in the near future.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1015" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/developer/archive/2006/11/02/Microsoft_2700_s-Gadget-Gallery-features-non_2D00_Microsoft-gadgets.aspx#1011Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:40:42 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:1011toddos<p>Congrats! &nbsp;I've got one up there right now as well. &nbsp;Hopefully this will be an ongoing project to highlight the best of the best of the Gadget community, and really help build some momentum around recognition of gadget contributions.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1011" width="1" height="1">