If you are one of the millions of iGoogle, users that have not found a replacement you will find this article helpful. Here we consider the alternatives and help you to ask yourself the right questions when deciding which to use. This should ensure that you end up with the best iGoogle replacement for you.
What do you want to use your Homepage for?
How you used your iGoogle page has an impact on which of the alternatives is best for you. If you mainly used it for aggregating news, Netvibe is a good choice. It has a full RSS feeder.
On the other hand, if you used to use iGoogle to keep track of the weather and news about certain products, hobbies and celebrities you would be better off with BlueG or Protopage. If you use Twitter and Facebook a lot, you will want to add those feeds to your homepage so need to make sure that those gadgets are available on your new home page platform.
The Look and Feel of Your Page
If you are someone who wants to be able to easily add gadgets, change themes and colour schemes BlueG is a good choice. Protopage is quite flexible as well, but the interface is a little different.
The Most Feeds, Gadgets and Channels
At the moment, BlueG offers the most gadgets. All of the most popular iGoogle gadgets have been replicated and there are more being added all the time.
Try Them All
If you have the time, trying each iGoogle replacement is a viable approach. It does not take long. There is nothing to download and the vast majority of them are completely free to use. It should take only a few hours to work out which replacement is the right one for you.
