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iGoogle
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Also known as Google Personalized Homepage, Google IG

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.

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Website.name
iGoogle
Website.logo
IGoogle Logo.png
Website.owner
Google
Website.current_status
Discontinued
Website.type
Web Gadgets
Website.commercial
Yes

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Official website
www.google.com/ig
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discontinuation date
2013-11-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2013-11-01
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  • Features
  • Gadgets
  • Themes
  • Experimental iGoogle
  • Discontinuation
  • References
  • External links

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.

, 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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