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issues with igoogle redesign
New igoogle redesign is not very elegant. Few issues i have with it:
- Other than the google created themes, none of the teams carry over to the new tab layout.
- The gmail gadget no longer lets me "Hide preview" which i miss very much
- Clicking between my tabs is now tricky and kinda buggy.
- Why does it list out all the gadgets i have on the tab within the tab? Unnecessary.
- The new super gadgets (ie: Wall Street Journal, NYTimes, Washington Post ex) do not look as elegant as i would have liked.
- Other than the google created themes, none of the teams carry over to the new tab layout.
- The gmail gadget no longer lets me "Hide preview" which i miss very much
- Clicking between my tabs is now tricky and kinda buggy.
- Why does it list out all the gadgets i have on the tab within the tab? Unnecessary.
- The new super gadgets (ie: Wall Street Journal, NYTimes, Washington Post ex) do not look as elegant as i would have liked.
I’m disappointed
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Inappropriate?Thank you for the feedback. The main discussion is happening here:
http://groups.google.com/group/Google...
Your observations are well-thought out and I would encourage you to participate in the above group. Google is listening.
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Inappropriate?The new igoogle start page continually 'hangs' regardless of gadgets used in Firefox 3.03, seems fine in IE 7.0.6001 and Opera 9.60. In Firefox, clearing the cache works for one reload only, then the same problem. HATE the new sidebar on the left, pointless and a waste of space. Would prefer the option of preview/no preview on Gmail. This slow loading problem is so bad, I'll most likely use a different start page (yahoo etc) unless it is addressed soon since Firefox is my browser of choice.
I’m disappointed
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Inappropriate?Add to above, embedded links in Gmail on the iGoogle start page are not present, they are fine in the full version of Gmail.
I’m disappointed
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Inappropriate?rdsc,
The usenet channels form the backbone of our feedback from users. Google engineers ("iGoogle Guide Paul" in particular) are active in that group.
http://groups.google.com/group/Google...
The first changes based on feedback have already been released. The more constructive feedback we get in the groups, the better we are able to respond. -
Inappropriate?I am a widget/gadget developer, website designer, business executive,
consumer, and "early adopter" — by no means a “Joe the Plumber” (see
this smarmy article favouring the new iGoogle -- "Early Adopters vs.
Joe the Plumber" http://mashable.com/2008/10/20/new-ig...), and I
count myself among the ranks of the well-practised, savvy computer
users and utilitarian user-folk at “The Official new iGoogle
Constructive Criticism Thread” (and the other near-800 discussion
threads at Google who hate the new iGoogle): I don’t like the new
iGoogle, its clumsy functionality, its cluttered and off-balance look,
or its usurpment of MY page.
For all the much-vaunted canvas view and alleged Gmail improvements
(which were actually an UN-improvement and cheapo knock-off of gadget
developer Will McSweeney's iGoogle mini-app which worked flawlessly
and had full, smooth functionality), Google and the G-men had numerous
alternatives they might have followed to improve their monetisation
and payload WITHOUT disrupting Jane and Joe’s — and my — carefully
constructed and, let’s face it, very personal iGoogle home pages.
Yes, they are definitely using the SY algorithm, plus a few pages from
Howard Schulz’s textbook, How to Unravel Your Customers’ Loyalty in 1
Fell Swoop.
At a time in the market when more and more computer users, both new
and existing, rush to buy laptops and smaller computing devices,
expect maximum personalisation, and ergo, rightly consider the laptop
screen as their real estate and the look and GUI of sites they
populate and visit as their neighbourhoods, Google and its ilk can
expect strong resistance, sharp criticism, and outright abandonment
when they fail to acknowledge their debt to the Janes and Joes.
In a down market, consumers/users call the shots and it behooves
Google to double-check their math, their values, and their attitude. -
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Inappropriate?I have the same issues I really don't like the new format and don't find it easy to navigate with. Additionally in igoogle the search drop down font appears to be set to white, which makes it invisible until you go over the line with your mouse and it shows up white against the blue highlighted field. What a pain.
I’m frustrated
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