Screw the del.icio.us widget!

Yep, I said screw the widget from del.icio.us. Why? I mean, don't get me wrong, its a nice widget, here is an example:

Get the code to create the above badge from del.icio.us. They also offer a one line option to keep it nice and tidy. I do think that they need to add options to customize it to fit your site (similar to AdSense customization). Not everyone will want this large honking box on their site. And the one line option can get a bit long. I am sure as more feedback comes to the del.icio.us team, they will make improvements and offer more choices.

I say "screw it" because also as of today, you can now add a FeedFlare to your site with FeedBurner. This is the pretty way to go! Here is an example of what it looks like on both the CenterNetworks feed along with the site (along with the other FeedFlare I have selected:

Disclaimer: Naturally I was joking to a certain extent. Either widget or FeedFlare is a great way to get people more involved with your site. But this meta-widget style of using the FeedFlare from FeedBurner works for me because it keeps everything nice and tidy and organized and I only need to load one script code.