iGoogle: Google is Taking Over the World

I like Google.

Analytics, Adsense and Search always keep me happy. However, I have yet to become a true convert and fully begin my gLife for the following reasons:

1) I need folders - labels suck (sorry Gmail)

2) Wordpress. (sorry blogger)

3) I still love using Outlook - the folders, categories and mail exchange that syncs with my school address just make life so much easier

4) I find it to be a pain in the ass to switch back and forth between the various Google Apps

However, I’m getting worried. I have sworn by Netvibes for the past 6 months of my life. Now comes iGoogle, Google’s response to Ajax customized homepages. I just started fooling around with it today and have to admit, it has potential.

I still think that Netvibes is easier to use. The RSS feeds take two seconds to add in Netvibes, where iGoogle has a wide variety of gadgets (their version of widgets) to use in sorting your RSS feeds. I know Google Reader is supposed to be a pretty convenient way of organizing your feeds, but again, I am not a full convert yet.

Netvibes will continue to greet me each time I log onto firefox. Google - your getting there, but not yet.