Yahoo to Test Finance Widget in June

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Friday, May 19th, 2006

Paid Content and Steve Rubel report that Yahoo Finance will begin testing a new widget that will allow bloggers and other websites to put real time stock quotes and charts on their sites.

Initial testing will begin in June. Publishers will be able to select any combination of quotes, charts and news. Up to ten companies can be included, and there are at least two options for customizing the chart.

This isn’t something I’d include on TechCrunch, but there are a lot of blogs and websites dedicated to discussing certain public companies. It’s perfect for them.

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