Hello, The gadgets are not necessarily ranked by user counts and ratings only. A gadget may have a large number of users and it would rank high properly when you look at the "most used" gadgets; however, if you're conducting a search on the directory, you'll see gadgets listed based on their popularity and relevancy. We won't exactly know the formula for "popularity", but recent install activity and engagement levels with the gadget are probably contributing factors. As to “relevancy”, we'd like to think that Google is keeping a track of what gadgets are actually being installed and used after users search for the keyword "stock" and adjust the search results based on that tally over time.
If you have any means to promote your gadget externally through the use of an “add to iGoogle” button, I’d recommend doing so. Growth in your user base should also impact your popularity rankings. Thanks, Ty On Mar 11, 5:05 am, Checksum <[email protected]> wrote: > The gadget it concerns is this one > > http://www.google.com/ig/directory?hl=en&type=gadgets&url=stockportfo... > > On 11 Mar., 11:03, Checksum <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > I have made this stock gadget which is ranked pretty low when you > > search for stock or portfolio. I have read that gadgets are ranked by > > number of users and ratings. > > > My gadget has 70,260 users and 219 positive ratings just for english > > speaking users. anyhow it turns up on page 5, even though all the > > other "in front" of it has less users and ratings. > > > Actually the user RomuloIgor has made a exact copy of my gadget and > > published it and this gadget turns up as hit number 1 even though he > > has < 100 users and just 1 rating > > > Why is it like this ?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en.
