Widgets aren't what they used to be

I remember back in the day when I was in business school and we always have the hypothesized case studies where ABC company was making widgets. In this case widgets are a fictional object with no characteristics to reduce the variables in the case study. Since then widgets have taken on a new meaning to being a mini app that can be included in websites, social networks, or even on your desktop.

Truly a widget is something that came from nothing.