Those of us who use iGoogle regularly have already seen the bad news — Google plans to shut down this popular service on November 1, 2013. (See Google's Support Page for details on why they've chosen to retire it.)
If you're an iGoogle user looking for alternatives, here are options to try:
- Two Excellent, Customizable Start Pages Worth Trying (Now that iGoogle’s Going Away) [LifeHacker]
- 25 iGoogle Alternatives [I Want To]
- Say Goodbye to iGoogle and Hello to Symbaloo [Free Technology for Teachers]
- Goodbye iGoogle - Hello Protopage! [The Daring Librarian]
- Customize the New Tab Page in Firefox 13 to Suit Your Needs [The Ides]
- What's happening to iGoogle? (includes Google's suggestions for alternatives)
Sadness over the impending loss of this handy tool is tempered by knowing there's over a year to migrate to another free tool that (hopefully) offers many of the features in iGoogle.
Sources:
- What's happening to iGoogle?
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