Create a Personalized Homepage With Netvibes

Scenario: You're looking for a homepage that's personalized to you
Solution: Netvibes lets you personally tailor your own Web experience





Offering users personalized homepages isn't a new idea. It was tried in the early 2000s with varying degrees of success, but due to technical limitations the execution was often clunky and poor.

Now the concept is back and Netvibes is just one of the companies that offers users the chance to choose the content and tools they see on their homepage.

Many people associate personalized Web experiences with the ubiquitous Weather services, whereby you enter your zip code and receive the forecast based on your location. But Netvibes takes that concept and turbo-charges it.


It's a pretty simple process to get started. After visiting the Netvibes site you have the option of adding content and features from Netvibes' pre-existing "widget" library. Think of widgets as embeddable pieces of content that you can add to your page and they range from adding localized news headlines, all the way through to video clips from YouTube.

You can also add a range of tools to your page too - such as the ability to read your email or stay connected with your Facebook friends. You can even add calculators and calendars and when you've created your page, you can move things around or make edits whenever you get the urge.

Netvibes isn't the only personalized homepage service out there but it's one of the better executed ones. Check out the video above for a full walk-through.