[Betty]

I use igoogle but I noticed the other day on a users computer that there was an option for a background setting and you could pick different backgrounds.

I'd never heard of blackle before - meh. I guess I'm not cool enough.

I don't see a problem with google's new background except that they've always been a simple website that seemed to pride itself on NOT doing those things. But since I won't see it with igoogle, it doesn't matter to me.