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Offline weldiger

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« on: May 10, 2007, 07:22:04 PM »
I've been using my own Google page, and Yahoo page for news sites and some other things I'm interested in, and today, iGoogle showed up.  Is this because they have been talking with Steve, or is it just because they can?

Hmmmmm?
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2007, 08:16:25 PM »
Because they can, it now implies a great, beautiful, easy-to-use device/program.

Haven't seen it nor do I want to. Read about just today, somewhere. They have a lot of stuff to help draw people into their data mining treasure chest. Don't mind if people pay me for my info, just doesn't seem right to give it away. dntknw.gif I assume you mean that you use Google and Yahoo pages for consolidating the info you want to read/peruse. Just be aware that everything you do that way is tracked, recorded, and stored for use by them and any advertiser willing to pay for it. While Microsoft duly earned their reputation for being an 800 pound gorilla, it amazes me that we seem to be more than happy to line up to be 'used' by Google and a few others just because they seem to be a competitor to MS. rant.gif eek2.gif Paranoid.gif

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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2007, 08:56:38 PM »
Ok, so what is iGoogle? dntknw.gif
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2007, 10:10:10 PM »
Google has a home page - as do many others - none quite so big yet-
including most ISPs and other folk like TV stations, networks, newspapers and more.
You can customize to have it list the items you most frequently want to look at.
The title was Google.  It now is listed as iGoogle.  I am just wondering if they have made some kind of deal with Apple, or if they have just decided to add an i to their name for the 'bling' value.


Gregg    the above is FYI

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I have lived in Goldfish bowl for so many years, that it doesn't really matter which additional folk have all there is to know.  Apple has a record of everything they want, so does BellSouth - AT&T, Blue Cross - Blue Shield - IRS and LSMFT-

 If they can make any money off of info about me - more power to them - I never seem to be able to, sad.gif

BTW  ask Beacher to tell you about the pictures I sent him several years ago!

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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2007, 10:57:06 PM »
Google/iGoogle's home page is very cool - it's customized by country, so you pick the news feeds most relevant to YOU, rather than the standard offering of the US/Reuters/AP feeds that most of the big alternatives offer. (and no, I've never been a fan of my various ISPs' home pages, because you rarely get to customize the content. It may be local, but that's the only advantage.) Anyway, I like it. After using Excite for years, I'm thinking of switching. smile.gif
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2007, 07:19:12 AM »
Ok, when I enter google.com in the URL, it just gives me the standard search box. I see the link to make Google my home page. I'm not doing that. Is there a way to look at the Google home page without making it my browser's default??
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2007, 08:24:39 AM »
Gregg-Try this http://www.google.com/ig?source=geaw  And there is a blog
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/bui...e-homepage.html telling you how to build your own
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2007, 11:10:27 AM »
Google didn't pay Apple anything to use the "i", it's not copyrighted. They just used it because Apple has made it synonymous with high quality/easy to use. Of course, other people also use the "i" on their products.

While many entities have many items of info on you, none have as many and as widely usable as Google is collecting. We're not talking about SS#'s or even bank account numbers, that's not what advertisers pay for ( those can be stolen too easily, anyway ). But the ability to know what and where you go on the web is becoming extremely valuable. That's the main reason I don't use any body's site as my 'portal'. Mine is purely disk-based, I put what I want on it to my hearts content and nobody can see where I came from except from my IP address. I don't depend on 'news' from any one source, especially not from the internet. I fail to understand why anyone would limit their sources for news. Isn't that like sitting in the choir and being preached to?! smile.gif Limiting ones 'news' to any one media, especially self-selected media, is a great way of never hearing the other side of the argument, IMHO.

I have yet to see one of these 'portal' lacking in ads. Sure, AdBlock and FlashBlock can hide/block most of those but why go to that extreme or waste the screen/window space for something you don't need nor have to see? dntknw.gif

Speaking of 'local' news, it seems that an affluent city in CA has a web site about the town ( so what's new? ). The kicker is that the web site owner has hired two guys in India to write the 'local' articles for him. wallbash.gif He figures they can watch the council/board meetings via the web just as well as a local person but a whole lot cheaper! Yeah, sure. Wonder how much time he will spend editing/rewriting these 'reports'? Apparently, nothing happens in this city except at these televised meetings. Thinking.gif And there must never be any people on the street with opinions, comments, questions of the community/government/etc. But I'm sure iGoogle will allow this site to be placed on your 'home page' with no questions asked. Great service. And you'll be getting your money's worth, too. tongue.gif
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2007, 12:06:00 PM »
QUOTE(jepinto @ May 11 2007, 08:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Gregg-Try this http://www.google.com/ig?source=geaw  And there is a blog
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/bui...e-homepage.html telling you how to build your own


I see. Mine's better:
http://home.myway.com/?ptnrS=
no ads - ever
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2007, 02:26:01 PM »
"no ads"? How many of those links don't take you to a company's site? "Powered by Ask", "Powered by Google"...those aren't ads? doh.gif Who do you think pays to have all those links on that page? Screen space ain't free, my boy! smile.gif Frankly, with a bookmark manager that works whether a browser is open or not, who needs a 'home page'? Just pull down the menu, select the link and that's where you go, even if you don't have a browser open. How could it be more direct and in your control? dntknw.gif

Now, as the site says, "Do it My way!" tongue.gif
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« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2007, 05:34:30 PM »
myway says:

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The Internet the way it was supposed to be!
No banner ads, no pop-ups.


So they have ads, just not certain kinds. I don't have a prob with ads - they pay the bills; I have a prob with flashing banner ads and pop-ups/pop-unders. Myway is clean looking and reminds me of the way Yahoo looked at one time.

I did find this at the bottom of the myway page:
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Partner Sites: Citysearch | Insider Pages | CollegeHumor | Pronto | LiveDaily | Expedia | Hotels | Hotwire
Bloglines | Evite | Excite | Fun Web Products | iWon | Smiley Central


The name ... Smiley Central ... is enough to send me running.
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« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2007, 12:13:25 AM »
Myway is my personal start page as well. It can be customized in many ways and any reference to ads is very unobtrusive, in fact not noticed at all. They also have mail which  has never been hit with spam, at least in my case.

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« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2007, 10:48:44 AM »
Sounds like a great alternative to Yahoo and Google and their ilk. clap.gif Hope they do well. Knot evrie won kan bie purfickt lyke mie! smile.gif laugh.gif
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« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2007, 04:27:25 PM »
QUOTE(kimmer @ May 11 2007, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
they have ads, just not certain kinds. I don't have a prob with ads - they pay the bills; I have a prob with flashing banner ads and pop-ups/pop-unders. Myway is clean looking and reminds me of the way Yahoo looked at one time.
Yep. You got it.

We do get spam in our myway e-mail. I attribute that to loved ones that like to forward cute e-mails.
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