iGoogle (formerly Google Personalized Homepage) was a customizable Ajax-based start page or personal web portal launched by Google in May 2005. It was

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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]

iGoogle gadgets interacted with the user and used the Google Gadgets API. Some gadgets for Google Desktop could also be used within iGoogle. The Google Gadgets API was public and allowed anyone to develop a gadget for any need.[ 8]

The API allowed developers to create widgets (web plugin, portlet, webpart) to run in users' iGoogle pages or other web pages quickly and easily. Users had the ability to add a gadget to their iGoogle portal, or have it coded into their own website, by specifying a URL (this could be done indirectly via the gadget registry). Users will appear in the registry if the gadget has been submitted to iGoogle). iGoogle Gadget is the part of Google Gadgets API.

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