Niall on Google Gadgets, Version 2.0

Patrick April 3rd, 2007

Niall Kennedy takes another look at the Google Gadget Ecosystem, comparing March’s results to February’s, and at a higher level, Google to a few other players. Google’s Gadgets grew in volume by 15%, compared to 7% for NetVibes, 3% for PageFlakes, and -20% for Windows Live. Views of Google Gadgets grew 36%.

My main takeaways from Niall’s analysis

  • The number of gadgets in Microsoft’s directory actually decreased. I wonder what is going on here.
  • NetVibes and PageFlakes in particular have some catching up to do.
  • The Fortune Cookie gadget grow more than 20,000%!!! I may have to add that to my personalized Google page to see first hand what all the excitement is about.

Also notable, Google Gadget pageviews grew 36%, evidence that the widget market in general continues to gain traction.

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