NGC Taboo widget

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by Derek Anderson	Stumble this!	July 26th 2007

National Geographic releases the Taboo Widget.

The NGC Taboo widget simply shows you two cards each with an image and a caption. The caption is generally designed to be shocking to the senses. You then have to decide which you would rather do and then click on the one that you prefer. You then find out what percentage of people have agreed or disagreed with you.

Some of the questions include eating things like snake parts or spiders. Others include doing things naked or participating in naked activities. This is tied directly into a promotion for a National Geographic series titled “Taboo” that begins Aug 9th

Hmmm…
This makes me wonder if a similar widget is offered in other areas of the world where things we westerners do, seem taboo?

There is no registration required. The embed code is found right on the widget so your friends can grab it from you. This is a Flash widget that seems to load very smoothly. It is possible to edit the code to change the height and width of the widget. However, if your goal is to reduce the widget size you won’t have much luck. The widget becomes almost unreadable as it approaches sidebar size. (default width is 400 px)

I would like to see the same widget available in a more sidebar friendly format. Maybe stack the images instead of the default side by side layout. This might get more people interested in placing it on their blogs!

NGC Taboo Widget

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