Protopage

Protopage is an RSS reader, virtual desktop, and Internet start page launched in London, United Kingdom, on 15 May 2005.Michael Arrington. (August 18, 2005). "Techcrunch Profile--Protopage". Techcruch. Retrieved April 6, 2013.

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,Cashmore, Peter. (December 6, 2006) "Protopage V3 Launches". Mashable. Retrieved April 6, 2013. which can be dragged onto the desktop, arranged, and re-sized.Biersdorfer, J.D. (October 3, 2012) "Moving on From iGoogle". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2013. It is highly customizable and has been described as "simple to use."Gordon, Whitson. (July 5, 2012) "Two Excellent, Customizable Start Pages Worth Trying". Lifehacker. Retrieved April 6, 2013. One criticism is that it has only one mail widget, which requires connection via IMAP.

Protopage has not taken venture capital and is debt-free.Protopage Blog. (July 4, 2012) "Protopage is 7 years old and outlasts iGoogle". Protopage Blog. Retrieved November 28, 2013. Protopage outlasted Google's competitor service iGoogle,Jones, Gwyneth. (July 16, 2012) "Goodbye iGoogle-Hello Protopage". The Daring Librarian. Retrieved April 6, 2013. which also launched in 2005 (just a few days after Protopage) but was shut down in November 2013,What's Happening to iGoogle". (February 22, 2013). Inside Search, Google. Retrieved April 6, 2013. as well as Netvibes, launched in 2005 too but closed in June 2025.

In 2007, the site was named one of the top 10 best free web apps by PC Magazine.Gralla, Preston. (May, 2007) "101 best free web apps". PC Magazine, May 2007 edition, p.85 In 2008, it scored 4.5 out of 5 stars in a review by About.com.Daniel Nations. (March 22, 2008) "A Review of Protopage". About.com. Retrieved November 28, 2013. In 2013, Chris Pirillo called Protopage "the best designed AJAX portal".Pirillo, Chris. (July 19, 2009) "My Favorite Portal: Protopage". Chris Pirillo. Retrieved November 28, 2013.

In August 2015, support for "Universal headline import" was announced,Protopage Blog. (August 11, 2015) "Happy 10th Birthday Protopage! Major new features announced". Protopage Blog. Retrieved December 18, 2015. which allows the service to import headlines from any web site regardless of whether that site supports RSS feeds or not.

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