Posted on 05/19/2005 10:37:45 PM PDT by HAL9000
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Google has unveiled a new service that allows people to consolidate various Google features they use, ranging from web search to email, into a personalized home page.The new personalized home page service will no doubt make many people scream "Portal!" That's because despite the name, it is essentially a "My Google" feature, similar to the My Yahoo, My MSN and other My Whatever pages that portals created so their users could access the many features they offer.
Well, Google's already been a stealth portal as I've called it for some time, offering standard portal features such as email, search and the home pages of today, blogs. The new personalized home page is merely a visible acknowledgement of this.
But the feature is also welcomed. It makes sense for Google to offer a unified page for many of its services, and the page does this without impacting the regular Google site nor getting far away from the general Google feel at all.
Want to sign-up? Just visit the personalized home page area. You'll see a big image underneath the Google search box. Click on that, then choose whatever items you are interested in (more on these below). Don't worry too much about what you choose, because it's all easily altered later.
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Something like Yahoo HUH
Bye Bye Yahoo!
I'd say the prospects of Open Source software really hurting Microsoft just went up a few notches....that's where this has been heading for some time.
While Gates is no Republican, his biggest threats are pro-Marx and they're putting their heads together.
A little off topic, here, but did you all know that you can Google your screen name here on FR and you will come up?
... and that when you do any Google search, you "might" be tracked?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1387833/posts
Welcome to your new computer, Winston Smith. Your mouse, please.
room 101?
Thank you HAL. I'm such a Google addict. Been going to google all evening but I didn't notice the new link. I tried the google tool bar but I didn't like it. I prefer having google links on my IE window. I've tried the Yahoo and MSN portals. Personalized them and still didn't like the idea.
OH Really I try that
OH MAN I just did that I type my username I am so there at Google first they talking about Borg character then I check out search mode I AM THERE LOL!
OH Dave have you try Fox news toolbar I downloaded that baby other day it is cool
Only thing I have is AOL toolbar and Yahoo toolbar
Yahoo has had this feature for who knows how long...
I love Google News. Where else would I find all my pit bull stories? but for most other purposes, I prefer Yahoo.
been using Google News as my opening page (homepage?) for a couple of years now. Good news sourcing and clean looking style.
F google, biggest bunch of demonRats ever
That is scary. Wow!!!!
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