Type of site | Web Gadgets |
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Dissolved | November 1, 2013 |
Owner | |
URL | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 31, 2013) |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | May 19, 2005[1] |
Current status | Discontinued |
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,[2] because the company believed the need for it had eroded over time.[3][4]
As of October 17, 2007[update], Google had made the service available in many localized versions in 42 languages, and in over 70 country domain-names.[5] In February 2007, 7.1 million people used iGoogle.[6] In April 2008, 20% of all visits to Google's homepage used iGoogle.[7]