Good Little Google Readers to Get Virtual Gold Stars

[TechNews]

 The world's largest online search engine recently revealed its Google News Badge feature, a system through which readers can earn virtual badges based on their search and reading histories in the U.S. version of Google News.  Someone searching for all the latest news on the NFL lockouts, for example, could earn a football badge. A tech analyst constantly monitoring Google could get a badge labeling them a Google aficionado. Other topics include general news items such as U.S. politics or the stock market; some venture into pop culture subjects like Harry Potter as well.