iGoogle is a customizable Ajax-based startpage or personal web portal. iGoogle's features include the capability to add web feeds and Google Gadgets (similar to those available on Google Desktop).
iGoogle is originally launched the service in May 2005. iGoogle is formerly Google Personalized Homepage and Google IG. iGoogle is much like Netvibes, Pageflakes, My Yahoo!, and Windows Live Personalized Experience).
Google renamed "Google Personalized Homepage" to "iGoogle" on April 30, 2007. As of 17 October 2007, Google had made the service available in many localized versions in 42 languages, and in over 70 country domain-names. In February 2007, 7.1 million people used iGoogle. In April 2008, 20% of all visits to Google's homepage used iGoogle.
iGoogle gadgets include:
- "Framed Photo": displays a series of photos.
- "GoogleGram": creation of special daily messages.
- "Daily Me": displays user's current mood and feelings.
- "Free Form": allows the user to input text and an image of their choice.
- "YouTube Channel": displays videos from a YouTube channel.
- "Personal List": allows the user to create a list of items.
- "Countdown": countdown timer.
- "Daily Literary Quote": displays literature-related quotes served up by ModeRoom Press.
Some of the developer-made gadgets include:
- "Meteo-si": displays the current weather and the weather forecast for selected area(s)
- "Ebay gadget": searches for items on Ebay.
Visit iGoogle page at www.google.com/ig.
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