I use the Google personalized page, otherwise known as iGoogle quite a bit.  I like the variety of gadgets that you can customize your page with, and the addition of themes last year made it even better.  The problem was that there just wasn't many themes available. Well Google has opened the official theme gallery where there are quite a few more themes, and resources for users to design their own themes.  Check it out.

Now they are taking themselves way too seriously. Google has said it intends to crack down on the use of its name as a generic verb, in phrases such as "to google someone." The Internet search giant said such phrases were potentially damaging to its brand. "We think it's important to make the distinction between using the word 'Google' to describe using Google to search the Internet and using the word 'google' to generally describe searching the Internet. It has some serious trademar...

Something new from Google.  Take the tour and sign up for an invite.

"Google late Wednesday opened up its much-anticipated Calendar service to the public in beta form, complete with Gmail integration and SMS notifications. Code-named CL2, the free service enables users to quickly add events and reminders, send invitations and share their calendar with others. Google Calendar can import events directly from Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo! Calendar, in addition to supporting calendar standards to view schedules on any device supporting iCal or XML files. Gmail wi...

It seems Google has now entered the web page area.  It seems they are offering free webspace and a site designer now.

"The program, called Google Reader , aggregates news and updates from selected sites. It lets users subscribe to material from the sites and create a reading list that they can sort and organize. Users can post news items to their blogs or send them to friends via e-mail directly through the Reader site, Google said. "The amount of information on the Web is rapidly increasing," Google said on a frequently asked questions page about the product. "Google Reader helps you keep up wit...