Personalized+Start+Pages

Personalized Start Pages

Numerous websites offer the option to create customized home pages. On these pages widgets and links can be posted which will make favorite websites, newscasts, email, etc, just a click away.

** We’ve rated 5 of the most popular personalized start page sites to determine which site is the best all-around! ** ** ﻿ **

Our Start-Up Page Comparison Rating System On A Scale Of One To Five

1) Very Low Learning Curve 2) Low Learning Curve 3) Moderate Learning Curve 4) High Learning Curve 5) Very High Learning Curve || 5 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 1) Very low availability 2) Low availability 3) Moderate availability 4) High availability 5) Very High availability || 4 || 2 || 5 || 3 || 4 || 1) Very Difficult 2) Difficult 3) Moderate 4) Easy 5) Very Easy || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 1) Yes 2) No || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1) Yes 2) No || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1) No 2) Yes || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 ||
 * Categories || [[image:netvibes-logo-green.png]] || [[image:protopage.gif width="153" height="67"]] || [[image:pageflakes1.png width="153" height="75"]] || [[image:yahoo.jpg width="128" height="63" align="center"]] || [[image:GoogleLogo.jpg width="107" height="52"]] ||
 * User friendliness
 * Built-in favorites links
 * How easy is it to find sites that are not featured
 * Possible Financial costs for additional features beyond the basic set-up
 * Advertisement bombardment and personalization
 * Non-Disclosure/Privacy
 * Final Total || 17 || 11 || 17 || 14 || 16 ||

1) Very Low Learning Curve- Almost impossible to comprehend structure of the site. Extremely difficult to figure out and use. 2) Low Learning Curve-Very difficult layout structure and ability to figure out how to use different components of the site. 3) Moderate Learning Curve-Average layout and ability to figure out how to use different components of the site. 4) High Learning Curve-Above average layout and usage. Good use of a tutorial for first time users. 5) Very High Learning Curve-Exceptional layout structure and ability to use. Step-by-set walk through out the site, including very straightforward information. 1) Very low availability- Very slim or no ready-at-hand selection of popular widgets. 2) Low availability – Not a very great selection of popular widgets. Must search for the majority of mainstream widgets. 3) Moderate availability- Small selection of popular widgets. Must search for most widgets. 4) High availability- Many of the most popular widgets are at hand. 5) Very High availability- Virtually all the widgets you could want on your personal page are available.
 * User friendliness
 * Built-in favorites links

Intended Target Users
1) Teens (18 and younger)) 2) Young Adult (19-29) 3) Adulthood (30-40) 4) Middle Aged (41-51) 5) Seniors (52+) || 1,2,3,4,5 || 1,2,3 || 2,3,4,5 || 3,4,5 || 3,4,5 ||
 * || [[image:netvibes-logo-green.png align="center"]] || [[image:protopage.gif width="153" height="67" align="center"]] || [[image:pageflakes1.png width="153" height="75" align="center"]] || [[image:yahoo.jpg width="128" height="63" align="center"]] || [[image:GoogleLogo.jpg width="107" height="52" align="center"]] ||
 * Target audience

After analyzing these five Personalized Startup Page websites we've come to the conclusion that Netvibes is the best. This is because not only is it easy and user friendly, it features the best selection of built-in widgets. Protopage is limited and myyahoo and igoogle don't offer anything that Netvibes can't deliver. Pageflakes we've determined an acceptable alternative to Netvibes, but Netvibes is far more popular. If you want to check out these sites yourself, click on these links:

netvibes.com

protopage.com

pageflakes.com

my.yahoo.com

[|igoogle.com]