Gadgets powered by Google are miniature objects made by Google users like you that offer cool and dynamic content that can be placed on any page on the web.
Gadgets might come in handy when you're at work (to-do list, currency converter, calendar), at school (calculator, Wikipedia, translation tool), or just passing time (news, blogs, games). You can add gadgets you like to iGoogle and, if you have Google Desktop installed, you can also [broken link removed].
With the advent of dozens of customizable startpages from the likes of Google IG to Netvibes, Internet users have a big decision to make when it comes to setting their homepage. Long are the days of simply using Google or Yahoo! as your homepage. Some prefer news sites or Wikipedia while others indulge in a purely academic homepage with something like Ninja Words. The more sociable ones might opt for Twitter as their homepage.
Which homepage do you use, and why?
I use Google IG. I’ve tried just about every customizable startpage but it just isn’t the same. Google IG’s look and feel has grown on me. Fast loading, no ads, pure content.
Google Earth and Google Maps get my vote too. When they first became available, I must have lost the best part of a working week... 'flying' over the Alps/Rift Valley/Grand Canyon/Amazon basin, etc.
Not to mention the fun I had emailing friends and family aerial views of their houses/back gardens!
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