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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+31my favorite start page is
about:blank - aguita, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26I would have dugg your comment if you didn't include spam in it. I'm obligated to bury you. :P
- Mousefinger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Too bad your comment was marred by your proclivity to SPAM. No soup for you!
- Phlag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@masonreloaded
I can't speak for all of Digg, but I don't like signatures for a couple of reasons. Firstly, usually on Digg, comments are relatively short, sometimes making the signature AS long as the content of the post, or at least composing of a large portion of it.
Moreover, if you're so in love with someone's post, you can just go to their user profile and find any links they have there. But the desire to do that happens rarely - so why should you force everyone to read it in every post you make?
Another annoying factor is that most signature-using people here seem to try to trick readers into thinking that their blog (or whatever the link goes to) is actually related to the meat of their post.
Digg is essentially nothing BUT links. If the link in your signature is worth anything, then go ahead and try to submit it. Otherwise, leave that little guy out, because 99% of the time, no one wants to see it. - magicjj, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6i'm stuck with googles custom home page, it loads quicker than hell and gives me all the information i could ever need and more.
- masonreloaded, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7I've asked this question before and got buried - but it's a genuine one so will someone please answer me before you bury me! Why is Digg intolerant of links/signatures? Other forums/newsgroups have always had signatures - why the hate towards them on Digg? I dont want to spam my own links, but I see so many SPAM! postings, I'm just curious...
- aguita, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6@Mason --
Digg users are highly intolerant of spam. Doesn't matter if your words are pure gold, if you include a spammed link, then you will be buried. If you are providing useful links pertinent to the topic, you'll get digg-ed (dugg-ed?) - peterlisanti, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3You can pull a google calendar into Netvibes using ical feed...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2make your own homepage.. it isnt hard and can be much more usefull than any packaged crap on the web.
- gincarnated, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If you use firefox, you can have a homepage and still tell firefox not to load anything in new tabs.
- dbr_onix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Google IG is what it's normally shortened to..
I've tried a bunch of other things (Netvibes, Protopages and a few others), but I find Google IG far easier to read/click links from RSS feeds, only thing it's kinda missing is a notepad type thing, but I only really use the IG page on my desktop PC, other places I don't really have a need for it, textfiles on a USB drive are more convienent
But thats just me, different people prefer different ways of doing thigns..
- Ben - minerat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2netvibes is fantastic - i'm in love.
- NippleNutz, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5NetVibes looks nice, but alas I'm full blown googlized. So i have to use googles start page because of my ability to use gcal and such. And for that reason I'm sure that google/yahoo will come out in the lead with this, they can integrate their services. Would be nice if google added some more customization to the IG page like background and the such to make it more personalized.
- Menel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2For one, I do.
My start page is techically set to about:blank so that as I open new tabs I don't get slow down waiting for it to load off a server somewhere.
But I have a prominant link to Netvibes which I use frequently. It's loaded with all my RSS feeds and other useful sites so I can see the headlines and initial news bits by only loading one website. Can see the headlines from Digg, /s, Hardocp and others all from one bookmark. - shinynew, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i dont have a start page, but i visit netvibes all the time, I use session saver so i have no need for a startpage
- shinynew, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5rules about links in digg
1) if its your's dont post it. - ByteGuerilla, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3We don't like signatures because Digg does not have a facility for signatures. This is a commenting system we're using, not a messageboard. Personally I think signatures are out of place on Slashdot, but I'm willing to forgive that for its better moderation system, since I never see an annoying signature on there. Here it is different; virtually every signature here is just taking advantage of high-traffic on digg to get visitor numbers to their site up. This isn't a dual carriageway where you can just erect your own billboard, it's a social news site that allows us to comment on the stories - don't abuse its popularity.
- listrophy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2My "home page" is whatever collection of tabs SessionSaver says I had open just before I last closed my browser.
- Kailash.Nadh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2An even most interesting read - http://www.postbubble.com/2006/06/01/ajax-homepages-flooding-house-boats/
- gincarnated, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I was using google ig but after seeing the interface of netvibes I can't help but love it already. Having seperate tabs for my different RSS feeds is such a great feature.
Anyone know how to either load or search for RSS feeds that aren't listed in the feed list? I've got to have my soccernet feed. - vspazv, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Everything interesting in one place.
http://popurls.com/ - webcrumb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I use Fizzle.
RSS news reader for FF etc. All the information I need nicely presented. - webcrumb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"only thing it's kinda missing is a notepad type thing,"
Google Notepad extension? - MrLunar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You say 'stuck' as though it's a bad thing?
I use Googles customizable homepage (we really need an abbreviation for that) as well. - apetrie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Get the URL from the site that publishes the feed you want. Look for the little orange RSS icon. Click Add My Feed on the top right. After that it will show up under "my feeds" in the list.
Soccernet: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/rss/news
Took me less time to find that then I had to edit this box. Shows how much RSS is becoming standard! - 2gunnZ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was using protopage as my home page but decided I like the Google personalized better.
- foomojive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1netvibes! I have 4 tabs of RSS feeds, gmail, calendars, flickr photos, my ebay, etc. it's the easiest way to read RSS.
- SuperGhost, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think syndic8.com lists tons of RSS feeds... may want to double check the spelling.
- rrbaker, on 01/15/2009, -0/+1Wow. Netvibes really did come along. Definitely the format for personalized homepages, Netvibes and Google IG, over what Gooey is doing with its online OS feel. (Which is not to say Gooey isn't damn amazing in its own right.)
- gekkokid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i made my homepage - a little favbar - where i put in the url and a little icon appears :)
- aliguana, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm a big fan of Pageflakes personally, I would say that is my "homepage". however, my browser is set at blank.
- shucklak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2www.emergelife.com/generate
Theres no homepage like a Random Homepage! - Atomic1fire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i use netvibes becuase one its the first w2.0 start page i ever used that and it has tabs and that eco thing is nice too
- webcrumb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Pageflakes has tabs first. :)
- uzusan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3How many people actually would actually use a homepage like this?
My start page is just google, usually when i open firefox, its because i want to look for something specific, so i then just type it in, or i have pages that i automatically check first (a few forums, then digg and boingboing). - macewan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I wish Google would just buy netvibes
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Tabs really make a homepage a pain in the arse. If I'm opening 5 or 6 tabs because I want to check some things I don't want the same site to load 5 or 6 times.
- dWhisper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Interesting that the article points out that two of their focus companies are aiming for the enterprise webspace, which often already has their own solutions build, and frowns on customization. All in all a good read, since we're finally realizing all those visions from the mid-90s now that technology and ability has caught up to the ideas.
- BxBoy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I've stumbled upon NetVibes, never looked back since!
- acurism, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I use Google's personalized page as my start up. It provides all the info I need in one spot. Plus, I like how it integrates with all the other Google apps.
- sheared, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I like these personalized start pages, but one of my biggest complaints with them is the lack of flexibility I have in setting up modules for obtaining sports scores. I'm able to do all kinds of configuration to my "My Yahoo" page, but getting scores on a site like Google's personlized home page is nearly impossible. CBS Sportsline has recently released a module that makes it somewhat possible, but it's not very configurable. You basically get what they show.
- XCannon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0These are all nice, but years ago I decided to make a start page I keep on my HD with all the links I follow the most. Basically I went through my bookmarks and made an HTML page with the links I visited the most. It doesn't have all the fancy bells and whistles that other pages do, but it works for me.
- mrblad, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0You might also be interested in a brand new start page available called Funky Homepage (www.FunkyHomepage.com). It's comprised mainly of Google gadgets (as well as Gadgets from other sources), live news feeds (with your choice of news provider), daily Bushisms, daily jokes, horoscopes, videos, weather (up to 5 locations), interactive calendar, Google calendar viewer (for up to 5 Google calendars), comic strips and lots more besides. It also lets you choose your own search engine, colour scheme, etc.
Unlike many of the other personalised start pages available, there's no need to create an account and it's all already set up for you, with the most popular gadgets organised by category and sub-category. So there's virtually no setting-up work required by the user, making it ideal for the mainstream audience and those (like me) who can't be bothered to do all the work of setting up their own page. More adventurous (and less lazy) users can choose to add their own Google gadgets and RSS feeds, but most people just use the gadgets and tools provided.
Unlike Netvibes, PageFlakes and all the other AJAX powered home pages, Funky Homepage does not use a drag and drop interface. Instead it allows you to select from a drop-down list of the most "popular" gadgets and feeds - "popular" according to the Google gadgets most popular list, that is. As such, it's not really intended to compete with the flexibility of Netvibes and PageFlakes, but instead is intended to address a gap in the market for those who want something a bit more funky than Google or Yahoo, but without all the setting up required of Netvibes and Pageflakes. So only the most popular gadgets are offered. Although it still maintains a large degree of flexibility for the more adventurous users, allowing them to enter their own feeds and gadgets, should they wish. Whether you like it or hate it, at least it offers an alternative from the plethora of AJAX-powered homepages that are now available.
It's free to use and you can check it out at http://www.funkyhomepage.com - Twoism, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I'm not sure I really understand all the buzz around Personalized Start Pages. Ever since del.icio.us emerged, I've just put all sites I check daily under the tag "homepage," and I use that. It's simple, and it saves on memory usage that gets guzzled when Firefox users cold start with 4 or more separately tabbed homepages. Essentially, though the article pointed out some decent statistics, a sizable number of Internet users are making the ideas happen without sites dedicated to PSPs.
- szembek, on 10/12/2007, -8/+4Ok, this is lame. oooooh people can make fancier start pages.... wow.
- rafaelmagu, on 10/12/2007, -9/+290 digs and already down?
- rafaelmagu, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1Hmm, nevermind!
- zizzybaloobah, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1ditto
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -68/+7Decent article (DUGG), but they are using Alexa data to back up their points. Alexa is based on people who install that toolbar (some say spyware) so should be taken with a grain of salt, especially since traffic numbers are so small in that chart. General trends are more inferrable for larger sites where law of large numbers matters more, rather than getting a few people who use your site a lot to install the Alexa toolbar. Again, good article - yea, open platform to appeal to developer community is way to go.
P.S. "The Future of Lemonade Stands" - live webcam feeds and Internet controls ... ;-)
http://www.komar.org/hulk/lemonade-stand/
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