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A Peek at Personalized Google

Posted by timothy on from the must-resist-comment-about-evil dept.

Seoulstriker writes "Sci-tech Today is describing how Google will be offering customized homepages as seen here. Is this one step closer to Google becoming a web portal like Yahoo? Although it is not currently in Beta, it is only available through the Google Labs site. It definitely doesn't look like Yahoo yet, but I don't want my search site to be any more cluttered than it is now."

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  1. serparate from the homepage by Spydr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    as long as it's a separate page from the google.com homepage, i'm cool with it.

    it's when they stop offering the lightweight search page by default is when it starts to suck.

  2. Re:So.... by Omnieiunium · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I agree. I happen to like the extra features. If I didn't I would simply switch it off. I don't get why people are complaining

  3. It's all about choice! by Bifurcati · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Google's doing the right thing - some people (I presume!) actually like having everything together on the one page. And in many ways, it could be nice - if with a simple, uncluttered interface I can see the day's weather and some of the top news stories from my slected news site when I load up my browser to my default page, then that's good. It's only when the page starts being cluttered by dating services and offers for stuff that doesn't apply to non-U.S.ians that it gets annoyed.

    And, of course, if I decide I don't like it, I can simply revert back to the simple interface. As long as I can do that, I'm happy.

    Anyway, who has time to think about Google when there's Star Wars to think about?!

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  4. Re:Clutter... by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is exactly what it is.

    Google.com will remain as standard.
    Google.com/ig will result in custom versions.

    Its very nice, the custom versions simply occupy the otherwise blank google space below and are customisable enough for most users.

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  5. Re:You know it's a dupe when... by IO+ERROR · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Next we'll be having /. stories covering the /. stories about the /. stories about the /. stories...

    A good point, though, is that since the rise of Google, most of the other search engines have de-cluttered their search pages, removing almost everything from them.

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  6. Re:So.... by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "I agree. I happen to like the extra features. If I didn't I would simply switch it off. I don't get why people are complaining"

    Complaining earns you karma and it makes you look smart. I know that's why I do it. Heh.

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