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| name = Symbaloo
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| company_type = [[Limited Liability Company]]
| name = Symbaloo
| foundation = 2012
| company_type = [[Limited Liability Company]]
| foundation = 2012
| founder = Mike Sutton
| founder = Mike Sutton
| area_served = [[World]]wide
| area_served = [[World]]wide
| url = [http://www.ighome.com/ www.ighome.com]
| launch_date = 2012
| url = [http://www.ighome.com/ www.ighome.com]
| current_status = Active
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| launch_date = 2012
| language = [[Multilingual]]
| current_status = Active
| language = [[Multilingual]]
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'''igHome''' is a customizable [[start page]] introduced in 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=igHome gives displaced iGoogle users a familiar home|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010900/ighome-gives-displaced-igoogle-users-a-familiar-home.html|website=PCWorld|accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref> as an alternative to [[iGoogle]], the personal [[web portal]] launched by [[Google]] in May 2005. Just like iGoogle, igHome offers users the possibility to build a start page containing a central search box and a number of [[Google Gadget|gadgets]]. igHome mimics the user interface of [[iGoogle]].<ref>{{cite web|title=igHome Totally Looks and Works Like iGoogle|url=http://lifehacker.com/5952191/ighome-totally-looks-and-works-like-igoogle|website=Lifehacker|accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref> Registered igHome users can create multiple so called tabs and import [[RSS|RSS feeds]]. Of all iGoogle alternatives, igHome is one of the most popular.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our iGoogle Alternative? We’re Going Home, igHome!|url=http://saveigoogle.org/going-home-ighome/|website=SaveiGoogle.org|accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>
'''igHome''' is a customizable [[start page]] introduced in 2012 as an alternative to [[iGoogle]], the personal [[web portal]] launched by [[Google]] in May 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=igHome gives displaced iGoogle users a familiar home|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010900/ighome-gives-displaced-igoogle-users-a-familiar-home.html|website=PCWorld|accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Elise Moreau|title=igHome: The Ultimate iGoogle Replacement|url=http://webtrends.about.com/od/Rss-Tools/fl/igHome-The-Ultimate-iGoogle-Replacement.htm|website=About Tech|publisher=About.com|accessdate=23 January 2016|archive-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129002756/http://webtrends.about.com/od/Rss-Tools/fl/igHome-The-Ultimate-iGoogle-Replacement.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Just like iGoogle, igHome offers users the possibility to build a start page containing a central search box and a number of [[Google Gadget|gadgets]]. igHome mimics the user interface of [[iGoogle]].<ref>{{cite web|title=igHome Totally Looks and Works Like iGoogle|url=http://lifehacker.com/5952191/ighome-totally-looks-and-works-like-igoogle|website=Lifehacker|date=16 October 2012 |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref> Registered igHome users can create multiple tabs and import [[RSS|RSS feeds]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Start page]]
* [[Start page]]
* [[iGoogle]]
* [[iGoogle]]
* [[Protopage]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.ighome.com/ igHome] Official website
* [http://www.ighome.com/ igHome] Official website
* [http://www.igooglealternatives.info/ iGoogleAlternatives.info] List of iGoogle alternatives


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Latest revision as of 13:41, 1 September 2024

Symbaloo
Type of businessLimited Liability Company
Available inMultilingual
Founded2012
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Mike Sutton
URLwww.ighome.com
Launched2012
Current statusActive

igHome is a customizable start page introduced in 2012 as an alternative to iGoogle, the personal web portal launched by Google in May 2005.[1][2] Just like iGoogle, igHome offers users the possibility to build a start page containing a central search box and a number of gadgets. igHome mimics the user interface of iGoogle.[3] Registered igHome users can create multiple tabs and import RSS feeds.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "igHome gives displaced iGoogle users a familiar home". PCWorld. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ Elise Moreau. "igHome: The Ultimate iGoogle Replacement". About Tech. About.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ^ "igHome Totally Looks and Works Like iGoogle". Lifehacker. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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