Igoogle goes away starting November 13 of next year. The reasons given by google could be considered weak. I know many people who use igoogle. I use it on my gmail and google apps account everyday. I even got my parents hooked on it – which is tough to do.
It pains me to say this but I think Google is making a big mistake here. I’ve posted on Google Plus asking for suggestions. I have read other sites such as Slashdot. Even google searches have found some options.
It seems the answer is Netvibes. However, I am not sold on that one. Am I missing something here? Google says igoogle has outlived it’s purpose. Tell me why I can’t have a dashboard like igoogle. Currently, I have widgets showing my email, a few RSS feeds, weather, some nice pictures, google reader, chat, Latitude and google finance.
Here is google’s suggestions:
I really like iGoogle — are there any other alternatives?
On your mobile device, Google Play offers applications ranging from games to news readers tohome screen widgets.If you’re a fan of Google Chrome, the Chrome Web Store provides a similar range of options likeproductivity tools and applications to check the weather. In addition, just like iGoogle, you canpersonalize Chrome with a theme.