All feeds subscribers will love the new iGoogle. Just this Thursday, Google released their redesigned and updated version of their own personalized homepage offering. However, only U.S. users can enjoy the new look and the site’s new features, as it is still in its beta version.
One of the major improvements is the full canvas view that the website now sports. This new feature allows for full reading of your subscribed feeds, instead of just viewing the article’s title or the feed’s title then be directed to the original site that contains the piece. This makes everything simpler for blog followers all over.
There are no more tabs found at the topmost part of the iGoogle homepage too. Instead, it now has a sleek navigation bar. The new iGoogle also supports widgets, although they are called gadgets in this case. Customization of the page is a lot better now, compared to what it was before.
There are also specific gadgets that users can call. Right now, there were three choices – the one for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. You can virtually read three dailies in one go over your computer with iGoogle – all without going away from your personalized homepage.
What’s more, it is also possible to check your email right on iGoogle’s interface. You can also keep track of other important things, like your financial portfolio, the stocks market, weather, and other time-relevant information.
There are gadgets for entertainment and games too. As such, you could play Sudoku or any other games you love to while away time. It is also possible to watch YouTube videos on one side of the screen. Check movie trailers. Keep up with your followed TV shows. You can virtually do everything on one page now.
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