IGoogle, Do You?

On Monday, April 14th, I attended a tutorial class, Introduction to iGoogle, at the Science Industry Business Library (SIBL) in Manhattan. This introductory course was offered to New York Public Library employees, through the Office of Staff Development. Six other NYPL employees attended the class which was scheduled from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. I had never heard of iGoogle before taking this class. What is it, you’re wondering? I’m glad you asked. iGoogle formerly Google Personalized Homepage, is a service of Google, it is a customizable homepage much like MyAOL, and MyYahoo. It was originally launched in May 2005. iGoogle was renamed and expanded on April 30, 2007. It was actually kind of cool, I learned how to retrieve and set up my own self-designated page, I was able to choose and organize content such as: headlines from BBC, CNN, Fox News, the New York Times, and other news, weather forecasts throughout the United States, a handy tool I’ll need at my next cocktail party I’m sure. I also added world clocks, movie show times, a wine lovers information page, a blog and other helpful or useless information. You can use an email you have previously set up, or you could set up a Gmail account. In my next class I will l learn how to use the IGoogle Docs feature.
Ask me how many times, am I going to remember to check my iGoogle page.


Currently reading: The 5 Second Rule & Other Myths About Germs (scary)!