Google Testing New iGoogle

Category: Internet
Posted: June 27, 2008 02:31PM
Author: jammin

Google's iGoogle portal is currently a simple tabbed affair, that allows you to add various widgets and change the theme of the page. With the newly proposed layout (which is being tested in a small number of randomly selected Google accounts), the page takes on some features more akin with social networking. The tabs now move to the left hand side and new features have been added. The chat feature from Gmail gets borrowed and used here, so you can talk to your online contacts, and options for sharing items will be easily added in future. The new iGoogle will also add a news feed in the same vain as that found on Facebook that shows updated information for contacts across various Google apps. You can have a peek at a couple of screenshots of the new layout, and more details here.