Sunday, July 29, 2012

No more iGoogle


Google needs to streamline to keep up with technologies changes. Outdated tool have to be replaced with up to date ones. Google needs to revamp to stay up to date with emerging ID trends--mobility being one of them. iGoogle was (and is) my default homepage when I log onto my browser. I have several widgets  such as weather, horoscope, daily news, games etc., but I never use any of them. When my browser opens up to iGoogle the first thing I do is go to my searchbar and log on to blackboard or Facebook, I don’t even really glance at my iGoogle homepage. Now I need to find a new homepage since iGoogle is retiring. I’m thinking Google will create an iGoogle ese default page with updated widgets and Google will probably run the page on a new platform that is enhanced and redesigned to be useable with a mobile platform. Basically Google is outdated and like every technology needs a re-do. Google will migrate, add, and delete what is excessive and replace it with newer technology. The main reason for iGoogle retirement is because they designed it around a 2005 interface and as the article describes iGoogle was created “before anyone could fully imagine the ways that today's web and mobile apps would put personalized, real-time information at your fingertips” (Google). It’s time to bring iGoogle (or whatever it may be renamed) into our web 2.0 and mobility world.

2 comments:

  1. I started using iGoogle, but quickly found out that I never paid attention to any of the widgets, so I got rid of it a long time ago. Now with smartphones, iGoogle's departure is more than appropriate. I believe everything is heading for mobile phones. Either a company is on the train, or they will be left behind on the station. No two ways about it. Its all mobile learning from here on out, its all about the apps and widgets.

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  2. That's the truth. A mobile platform is where it's at :)

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