Google Widgets

This is an interesting little article about Google's intentions of broadening their capabilities. They intend on offering mini-programs for user desktops called widgets...which will allow users to track weather, stock, and other information without the use of a browser...kind of cool. Google is inching more and more into Microsofts domain, and I'm wondering if there will be room for both of them or if one will come out the victor. Apparently Google is also going to be introducing new search capabilities intended for 'social' searches, which will delve into a Yahoo dominated territory.

"The co-op feature also allows users to alert Google about their
specific interests, like movies, restaurants and celebrity gossip, so
information related to those topics appears near the top of the results page
whenever they make a relevant search request."

http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,70875-0.html?tw=wn_technology_internet_6