Over the past month, we haven’t been hiding under a rock. There just hasn’t been much to write. Sure, we could have announced updates to the list or talked about when we made news. But, we didn’t see either as…
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Save iGoogle Days Begin November 2! Google Blackout Days Cancelled!
Unlike Google, we take your input seriously! A Stop SOPA style monthly gadget blackout sounded like a good idea at the time, but will just add to user angst like that caused by Labpixies (a Google company) premature termination of…
Bing It On, Hooray For Mozilla & GeekDad’s Dream App
A little more catchy than “In Case You Missed It #5?” We hope so! Anyway… Bing It On In case you need more motivation to check out alternatives to the “new” evil (Google) empire. The “old” evil (Microsoft) empire is…
Draft Alternatives List
Without further delay, our list is available. Please recognize this is a work in progress. We would like it to be complete too, but it takes time to identify alternatives, define a set of criteria for consistent evaluation and complete…
Google Creates Another Storm By Killing Weather API
Earlier this week, The Next Web reported Google quietly killed it’s Weather API (the API is what makes Google’s iGoogle Weather gadget work). For most iGoogle users, killing the API was no big deal. Google quietly replaced it in the…
In Case You Missed It – Top Stories #4
Those looking for an iGoogle replacement have a new developer to watch! Josh Jordan has declared in iGoogle Discontinued – I might recreate it!: …I have started to turn the cogs on this project. I have some really interesting ideas…
Necessity Is The Mother Of Creativity #1
As traditional news venues lose interest in iGoogle retirement and Google continues to maintain its passive aggressive stance, you may wonder how we’re going to keep things fresh. Keep you informed on developments. Release an extensive list of iGoogle alternatives…
The “Save iGoogle Campaign” Begins
SaveiGoogle.org was conceived at a gathering of friends on the night of the iGoogle retirement announcement and put into motion with a simple page of resources on the following day. We were founded as a community effort, attempting to bring…
What’s A Mouse To Do?
When in a position of strength, feign weakness! And bring a lot more mice! Have a great weekend! Stop by Monday morning to learn more and help with an act of defiance! Many thanks to Adrian Bruce for the free…
Why Save iGoogle? – Media Scout And Useful On More Platforms Than An Olympic Diver
While the uses for iGoogle may be limitless, here are a couple more published examples for how people use iGoogle: Janet Temos discussed its use as media monitoring service (press clipping agency), and Randy Metcalfe commented on its cross-browser, operating…
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