Protopage

Protopage Ltd.
Type Limited company
Founded London, 2004
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Andre Parrie
Website www.protopage.com
Alexa rank 17,083 (October 2015)[1]
Available in Multilingual
Launched 2005
Current status Active

Protopage is an RSS reader, virtual desktop, and Internet start page launched in London, United Kingdom, on May 15, 2005.[2]

The design offers color-coded tabs and categories to organize information, an audio and video podcast function, a news reader, the option to add cartoons, and a selection of widgets,[3] which can be dragged onto the desktop, arranged, and re-sized.[4] It is highly customizable and has been described as "simple to use."[5] One criticism is that it has only one mail widget, which requires connection via IMAP.[5]

Some analysts have noted that Protopage outlasted Google's competitor service iGoogle,[6] which also launched in 2005, but was retired in November, 2013.[7]

The site was named one of the top 100 best free web apps by PC Magazine,[8] and scored 4.5 out of 5 stars in a review by About.com.[9] Chris Pirillo called Protopage "the best designed AJAX portal".[10]

In August 2015, support for "Universal headline import" was announced,[11] which allows the service to import headlines from any web site regardless of whether that site supports RSS feeds or not.

Protopage did not take venture capital and is debt-free[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Protopage.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  2. ↑ Michael Arrington. (August 18, 2005). "Techcrunch Profile--Protopage". Techcruch. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ Cashmore, Peter. (December 6, 2006) "Protopage V3 Launches". Mashable. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ Biersdorfer, J.D. (October 3, 2012) "Moving on From iGoogle". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Gordon, Whitson. (July 5, 2012) "Two Excellent, Customizable Start Pages Worth Trying". Lifehacker. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ Jones, Gwyneth. (July 16, 2012) "Goodbye iGoogle-Hello Protopage". The Daring Librarian. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ What's Happening to iGoogle". (February 22, 2013). Inside Search, Google. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ Gralla, Preston. (May, 2007) "101 best free web apps". PC Magazine, May 2007 edition, p.85
  9. ↑ Daniel Nations. (March 22, 2008) "A Review of Protopage". About.com. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ Pirillo, Chris. (July 19, 2009) "My Favorite Portal: Protopage". Chris Pirillo. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  11. ↑ Protopage Blog. (August 11, 2015) "Happy 10th Birthday Protopage! Major new features announced". Protopage Blog. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ Protopage Blog. (July 4, 2012) "Protopage is 7 years old and outlasts iGoogle". Protopage Blog. Retrieved November 28, 2013.

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