NEW YORK--As Verizon Communications looks for ways to differentiate itself from its cable and satellite TV competitors, the phone company is adding new social-networking widgets as part of a broader plan to create a Widget Bazaar for its Fios TV service.
The Widget Bazaar is essentially a scaled down version of the
increasingly popular wireless application stores that are hitting the market these days. Unlike the virtual application stores being developed for wireless handsets, Verizon's Widget Bazaar will not be open to a wide range of developers, and the company will retain complete control over what applications are in the Bazaar.
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Source: C|Net