iGoogle - A Word Play
iGoogle, as it were, stands for ‘Google for I’. ‘I’ here is
the first person pronoun (subject). To obey grammatical rule then, I can
rephrase the above word play thus: iGoogle stands for ‘Google for me’. This is where Google Home Page
becomes personal through various customization options.
becomes personal through various customization options.
Organizer
Formerly referred to as ‘Google Personalized Home Page’,
this is a service you can use to organize personal affairs. It could be called
an organizer with extended features. You can use iGoogle to chat and view news,
weather reports, sports updates and more; but the most attractive feature of
iGoogle is arguably the gadgets.
Customizable Gadgets and Themes
With the Google Gadgets API, you can create a gadget for any
use. You can also develop a gadget that does not require the use the Gadgets
API on iGoogle. You can, for example, create a gadget for making a list of
personal items, for displaying photos and for displaying your favorite Youtube
videos, and more. You can also create a custom theme of the Google Home Page for yourself through the iGoogle Theme Editor.
iGoogle formerly had other social features that have been disabled
since Plus was launched.
See Sample Custom Themes of iGoogle
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