The Most Famous Google Gadgets With the launch of iGoogle's new look, Google has once again highlighted its array of gadgets or widgets. Google Gadgets are nifty little applications that one can add to his or her desktop, homepage and now iGoogle page. With content developed by Google and other user-developed gadgets now totaling a little less than 50,000, the range of available gadgets is varied. From news and information, to weight loss tips and relationships advice, to games, to gadgets that link to a third-party site like Wikipedia and YouTube, to weather updates, quotes, and comic strips, to productivity gadgets like calendars and to-do lists, to communication gadgets, the possibilities are endless. Currently, the most popular Google gadgets, according to iGoogle's Hottest Gadgets page, includes a calendar, two news sites, Words of Christ, Fact or Fiction, Stingray , two gadgets track tropical storms, one posts sticky notes on your desktop, two answer widgets, a virtual pet gadget, and two games gadgets. Basically a mix of useful, interesting, and entertaining sites. A far cry from what had been the top ten Google Gadgets in March 2007, which included seven gadgets developed in-house, one for Wikipedia and another for YouTube. The trend now seems to lean on user-generated gadgets that feature interesting content, instead of content that can be readily searched by going to the site itself (like videos for YouTube, or the top news from CNN). With the smorgasbord of gadgets now available and being added daily, it is quite difficult to turn up as a favorite gadget, much more as a popular gadget. The key to being on the list of Google's most famous gadgets is to be found in the listing before the browser gets bored. Inherently, your gadget must be unique, useful, entertaining and can keep somebody's interest day after day after day. Ironically, to be on top of the heap of personalization and customization applications, one's gadget must have mass appeal. Article Provided by: www.TheFinestWriter.com