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  &lt;p&gt;They include a quick linker, which&#160;directs readers&#160;to items that&#160;are relevant to blog content; tag clouds, which&#160;display clusters of relevant products; and wish-lists. &lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Video previews and slideshows are also on offer, though the videos are limited to the US at the moment. &lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;It's a good move from Amazon. Widget&#160;use has taken off over the past year - &lt;a href="/blog/1346-widget-use-growing-says-comscore"&gt;more than a fifth of web users worldwide are using them&lt;/a&gt;, according to recent comScore stats. &lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;strong&gt;Related stories:&lt;/strong&gt;
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    &lt;a href="/blog/687-q-a-snipperoo-s-ivan-pope-on-brand-widgets"&gt;Q&amp;amp;A: Snipperoo&#8217;s Ivan Pope on brand widgets&lt;/a&gt;
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    &lt;Emphasis&gt;Related stories:&lt;/Emphasis&gt;
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    &lt;Link URL="/blog/687-q-a-snipperoo-s-ivan-pope-on-brand-widgets" Window="Self"&gt;Q&amp;amp;A: Snipperoo&#8217;s Ivan Pope on brand widgets&lt;/Link&gt;
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    &lt;strong&gt;Amazon has launched&#160;a range of widgets in a bid to boost&#160;the reach of its&#160;affiliate marketing programme.&lt;/strong&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="http://widgets.amazon.com/"&gt;widgets&lt;/a&gt; can be used to display the etailer's products on blogs, social networks and other websites,&#160;earning members of the&#160;company's Associates programme up to 10% in referral fees. &lt;/p&gt;
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