iGoogle

**iGoogle **

 * Customizable AJAX
 * Create your own iGoogle homepage with your favorite gadgets/ links
 * iGoogle has the same advantages of Google and more
 * Your own personalized Google, including links, social gadgets, and interaction between your friends and you.


 * Social Gadget :** Information or a Game that can be shared amongst you friends. Both your friends and you will both be able to share gadgets which will be able to viewed by other people. To see if the gadget can be shared and how it can be shared you can click the blue social button . To view these gadgets in canvas view, or full screen, you simply click the maximize button in the top right corner on each of the gadgets. This provides and easier usage when focussing on one specific gadget.


 * Friends :**You can add and delete your friends who have iGoogle accounts. You can add friends by going under the navigation bar on the left side of the screen and click Add Friends under the Chat Menu . When you add a friend, iGoogle will automatically send a friends request to your friend which they can either accept or deny. When your friends are online you have a choice of chatting with them, to see if your friends are online you check the left hand side navigation bar, then 2x click their name. Also, when sharing social gadgets, you are allowed the opportunity to share them, which allows them to be viewed with your friends along with updates and posts.

Full Screen Gadgets **: These are located on the left hand side bar in which you are able to add and delete these gadgets. It provides an easy access to important gadgets (weather, youtube, etc.). You can view these gadgets in canvas view by click the maximize on each of the individual gadgets or click the name on the navigation bar.
 * Left Navigation Bar **: Within this bar there is a Home menu and under include information and links that are easily clicked once to be accessed. When using them, you will remain on the iGoogle website, but the websites will appear at canvas view in place of your gadgets.


 * Customizing **: You can change the background theme and the gadgets on your home page. Under the the Google search bar there are 3 links that you can click on for customizing, which includes ' Add Social Gadgets ,'' Change Theme ,' and ' Add Stuff .'


 * Make Your Own Gadget **:
 * Framed Photo- enter title, picture, and caption
 * Google Gram- online cards
 * Daily Me- what's on your mind, can include pictures, titles, texts, and links
 * Free Form- create you own gadgets/ text
 * Youtube Channel- add you favorite videos to your iGoogle
 * Personal List- create a list and put you favorite things

For more information on iGoogle check out these videos:
 * iGoogle
 * Social Gadgets