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Explain what it does and how it might be
used:
iGoogle
lets you create a personalised homepage that contains a Google search box at the
top, and your choice of any number of gadgets below. Gadgets come in lots of
different forms and provide access to activities and information from all across
the web, without ever having to leave your iGoogle page. Here are some things
you can do with gadgets:
Ø View your latest Gmail messages
Ø Read headlines from Google News and other top news sources
Ø Check out weather forecasts, stock quotes, and movie showtimes
Ø Store bookmarks for quick access to your favourite sites from any computer
Ø Design your own gadget.
Ø View your latest Gmail messages
Ø Read headlines from Google News and other top news sources
Ø Check out weather forecasts, stock quotes, and movie showtimes
Ø Store bookmarks for quick access to your favourite sites from any computer
Ø Design your own gadget.
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Include a series of screen shots that
describe how to use it:
Tell us if the tool can be used on a
smart phone or tablet as well as a computer
iGoogle cant be used on a
smart phone and it can be used on a table as well as a computer.
Find one example of another product that does a similar job
An example of a product that
does a similar job to iGoogle would be ninemsn. It has got an email associated
with it and it also has gadgets and links to other websites.