Google users will soon be able to display news, photos, lists and tools on their personal iGoogle home page, meaning the famously minimalist search page could evolve into something like that pictured above.
It’s sort of like NetVibes, but with an abundance of widgets to help users add Google products including YouTube, GMail, Maps, and the instant-messaging service GoogleTalk.
As well, Google says it will extend the home page personalization features introduced in 2004, and the optional web-surfing history introduced last week, to deliver a personalized homepage and search results reflecting a user’s location and interests.