iGoogle let you build a homepage of widgets: Gmail, weather, news, a to-do list and thousands of gadgets, with themes that changed with the time of day. In 2010 it was one of the most popular start pages on the web and a symbol of the portal era's last stand.
- Domain in 2010
- google.com/ig
- Launched
- May 2005
- Owner in 2010
- Status today
- Shut down
What people used it for
- A start page of gadgets and feeds
- Checking Gmail, weather and news at a glance
Interface characteristics
- Three-column grid of draggable gadgets
- Artist themes across the header
- Tabs for multiple pages
Notable features
- Gadget directory
- Themes that changed by time of day
What happened later
Google closed iGoogle in November 2013.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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