"Bad news for users of some of Google’s lesser popular and known services. The company has just announced another round of service cleanups on the official company blog. Probably the most prominent service that Google plans to retire is iGoogle, a service that is offering users a personalized startpage that they can fill with custom gadgets. Gadgets include news, communication related tools or finance information like stock charts. I know a few users who use iGoogle as their start page on the Internet, and they will be extremely disappointed that Google made the decision to close the service down. According to the announcement, iGoogle will be retired on November 1, 2013 to give users enough time to “adjust or export data”. The core reason for the move? The rise of mobile platforms like Chrome and Android that have “eroded” the need for iGoogle over time." - Sir Shuping is just sir from Bookmarklet

also retiring: Google Talk Chatback widget. - Sir Shuping is just sir

meh. i like my igoogle page... - αnnα vαȵ scoyoç

Oh shucks. I have been using iGoogle for years. I love having all my stuff in one place. On the plus side, I suspect this might make me more productive at work... - Laura Krier

Bummer. I love iGoogle. - Tamara J.

:( iGoogle's been my homepage for yonks. - kaijsa

GOOGLE IS DESTROYING EVERYTHING I LOVE. Well, just the one thing. - Zamms

Anyone still use Google Reader? Remember that flap when it was GooglePlussedUp? - OMG 404 Joe

I use Google Reader. Seems to be doing fine. I still miss Bloglines, but couldn't trust the reincarnation (if there was one). - Walt Crawford

I use Google Reader. Someday I may have to swap it out for Sage. - RepoRat

Crap! I've taught so many people to set up journal alerts in iGoogle. :( - Meredith

Phil B posted a list of alternatives, other than just netvibes, for folks to look at: http://philbradley.typepad.com/i_want_... i know quite a few of the folks i work with aren't going to be happy about igoogle going away - Sir Shuping is just sir

Jeez, I leave the country and they take away the homepage I've used for almost a decade. - Jennifer Dittrich