Note "JavaScript compatible". That rules out Google's all-but-forgotten Sites.
Louis Gray has the details (via Jesse Stay), he reminds us that YouTube is the most famous "embed" ...
... In a recent meeting I had with Google engineers at the company's Mountain View campus, I was told the expansion of Web Elements is an extension of the company's goal to be open and enable data to flow between sites, rather than keeping all the traffic for itself in a central location. But it is perceived that Google hasn't yet done a fantastic job of highlighting this available content, so, starting today, Web Elements on downstream sites will feature a Web Elements logo and click through to the service's directory...
I've updated the "translate" button on this Blogger-generated page (using the HTML/Javascipt widget) with the new Web Elements "translate" function. It displays correctly in the language of any visitor. Here's how one of my blogs looks translated to Hindi:
Not bad! On the other hand, their Calender embed is broken. They've replaced the "subscribe to calendar" button with an "Elements" button. WTF?!
They did better with the new "reader shared items" seen on the right side of this blog page and inline below. The new version now includes a portion of your "notes".
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My Google Reader Shared items (feed)
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