Protopage

Protopage Ltd.
Type of business Limited company
Available in Multilingual
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]
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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