Google has announced a fairly major upgrade to its iGoogle personal homepage with the introduction of social gadgets.

As the name suggests, it’s a way for users to add a range of interactive elements to their personalized page, including tools that make collaboration with other users easier.

A growing list of social gadgets includes games, prominent blogs and shared to-do lists.

All very nice, but I get the sense that Google is pointing at Facebook and saying “if we can’t own you, we’ll simulate you” [Read more…]

Originally posted on August 13, 2009 @ 3:52 am