No, Google’s not a portal (yet) but they keep getting closer…
Apple has a java-based widget system with Dashboard, Microsoft’s in the game with Gadgets, Yahoo! purchased Konfabulator and now Google enters the widget world. Who’s left?
According to Google, coding to their API is an excellent way to begin building web application programing skills. If this is as successful as other Google endeavors, we’ll have to soon develop OPAC searching widgets and other more interesting things for library users.