When I heard that Google was
discontinuing their iGoogle home search page option a few months back I was mildly annoyed, but wasn't seething... that was until today when I realized how much I actually rely on this tool to get me through the day.
iGoogle is my go to page. It is set as my home page and has everything I need for a quick snapshot of what's happening around the web, my city and the world.
My favorite blog recent postings (
Digital Buzz Blog,
Google Webmaster Blog, and the
Official Google Blog... if you're wondering), current search trends, the weather for my city (right 50% of the time) and my personal favorite - the quote of the day (sure to make you smile and reflect) - are all right there in one place. When I realized today that in a few months I wouldn't be able to see all of this in one glance and determine what I cared about (and didn't) in an instant, it bothered me. It really did.
Google says they're getting rid of iGoogle due to the massive amount of apps that are out there ... but iGoogle is so much better than the standard (boring) search page... having posted about this on
G+ and chatting with others I know that some people out there love their iGoogle page, regardless of the official stance from Google. While I have no illusions that we can change Google's mind about revoking the iGoogle pages- maybe if we all talk loudly enough, they'll offer some sort of G+ alternative that would make up for the loss...
So what do you think? iGoogle- keep or get rid of it? What would a iGoogle like tool in G+ look like do you think?
