iGoogle

iGoogle (formerly Google Personalized Homepage) was a customizable Ajax-based start page or personal web portal launched by Google in May 2005. It was discontinued on November 1, 2013, because the company believed the need for it had eroded over time.

iGoogle
Type of site
Web Gadgets
DissolvedNovember 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)
OwnerGoogle
URLArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 31, 2013)
CommercialYes
LaunchedMay 19, 2005 (2005-05-19)
Current statusDiscontinued

As of October 17, 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.

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