http://stuff.techwhack.com/5521-new-igoogle Software News and Reviews Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:12:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://stuff.techwhack.com/5521-new-igoogle#comment-227721 david Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:43:18 +0000 http://stuff.techwhack.com/?p=5521#comment-227721 Well, the change certainly ruined my home page. I've since abandoned iGoogle and I'm now coding my own portal. Thanks, Google, but no thanks. Well, the change certainly ruined my home page. I’ve since abandoned iGoogle and I’m now coding my own portal. Thanks, Google, but no thanks.

]]> http://stuff.techwhack.com/5521-new-igoogle#comment-227603 DelSolid Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:48:53 +0000 http://stuff.techwhack.com/?p=5521#comment-227603 My main complaint now is that Google violated the prime job of iGoogle. No, I'm not talking about "do no evil", I am talking about the "i". "i" Google was supposed to my personal Google. It was supposed to be a home where a Google user can make his or her own personalized start page and home on the net. Sorry guys but: * i * don't want tabs. * i * want a clean, non-cluttered interface. * i * don't want chat * i * have no need for a canvas view * i * paid real money for all the screen real estate my monitor displays For a company to create a product called * i *Google and then start telling us what we are going to put on it and use it for is complete nonsense and frankly, quite arrogant. * i * now have a page at Netvibes.com and it does exactly what * i * want. My main complaint now is that Google violated the prime job of iGoogle. No, I’m not talking about “do no evil”, I am talking about the “i”. “i” Google was supposed to my personal Google. It was supposed to be a home where a Google user can make his or her own personalized start page and home on the net.
Sorry guys but:
* i * don’t want tabs.
* i * want a clean, non-cluttered interface.
* i * don’t want chat
* i * have no need for a canvas view
* i * paid real money for all the screen real estate my monitor displays
For a company to create a product called * i *Google and then start telling us what we are going to put on it and use it for is complete nonsense and frankly, quite arrogant.
* i * now have a page at Netvibes.com and it does exactly what * i * want.

]]> http://stuff.techwhack.com/5521-new-igoogle#comment-227594 Web Witch Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:18:02 +0000 http://stuff.techwhack.com/?p=5521#comment-227594 Web design circa 1995 - Google has become Microsoft. Web design circa 1995 – Google has become Microsoft.

]]> http://stuff.techwhack.com/5521-new-igoogle#comment-227514 iGoogle nOmore Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:32:01 +0000 http://stuff.techwhack.com/?p=5521#comment-227514 It's not just the space taken up by the left-hand navigation bar, it's the inability to turn off previews in Gmail, the loss of nifty features like the ability to collapse or expand individual items in feeds, and the loss of formatting options in many modules. I'm also told that themes stopped working, although those never did work correctly for me. It's also notable that with the introduction of paid "Supermodules" Google is now pushing certain companies on the iGoogle user, and this is bound to result in a more franchised and dumbed-down look and feel to the Google experience. One of the beautiful things about iGoogle has been the chaotic, energetic variety you can find if you want. How long before Google's new corporate clients come to dominate and push out that individualism? It’s not just the space taken up by the left-hand navigation bar, it’s the inability to turn off previews in Gmail, the loss of nifty features like the ability to collapse or expand individual items in feeds, and the loss of formatting options in many modules. I’m also told that themes stopped working, although those never did work correctly for me. It’s also notable that with the introduction of paid “Supermodules” Google is now pushing certain companies on the iGoogle user, and this is bound to result in a more franchised and dumbed-down look and feel to the Google experience. One of the beautiful things about iGoogle has been the chaotic, energetic variety you can find if you want. How long before Google’s new corporate clients come to dominate and push out that individualism?

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