IGoogle has a plugin called "Google Hot Trends" which is just absolutely cool. Effectively it looks at all of the searches on Google and lists the top 100 searches by volume, with constant updating.
Due to this, you know about the news literally as its happening. For example, I saw that "miss california" was popular in the searches and found that shes looking to be stripped of her title due to her recent "outspokenness," or hate speech, if you prefer. The Miss America corporation is trying to save face by distancing themselves and using "contract violations" as a way out. Apparently "The Donald" still has to make his final decision, but the conclusion sounded like it was already written when the people from the Miss California Association stated they would be bringing in a replacement Miss California.
While Google Hot Trends is a neat program it pails in comparison to Google Trends, the base program that hot trends is based off of. For Google has recently released an Apple widget that allows instant checking of Google Trends for keyword research. The extreme techno geek in me is totally turned on by the SEO uses of Google's Trend lineup. Turned on enough to almost eliminate the nagging voice in the background mentioning big brother watching your every keystroke.