This script takes text and bounces it back and forth in the status bar. You can set how far to the right it moves until it comes back, how fast it moves, and what text is moved.
Put the folowing in the head of your page.

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<script language="Javascript"> <!-- var spaces=new Array(); var p=0; var fast=75; var text; function start(t,maxLength) { var s=''; text=t; textL=text.length; if(textL>=maxLength)maxLength=20+textL; numospace=maxLength-textL; for(var i=0;i<numospace;i++) { for(var j=0;j<i;j++) { s+=' '; } spaces[i]=s; s=''; } right(); } function right() { status=spaces[p]+text; if(p<numospace)p++; else if(p==numospace){p--;left();return false;} setTimeout('right();',fast); } function left() { status=spaces[p]+text; if(!p){p++;right();return false;} p--; setTimeout('left();',fast); } start("text",20); //--> </script>
start example

To Use:
Put your text in the first parameter of the start function.example: start("text here",100). the second parameter is how far to the right the text can move until it starts to move left again. Your text cannot be longer than the second parameter.

  Variables
fast-how fast the text moves, lower is faster