Startpages are websites that offer easy shortcuts to your most frequented websites. You can have a startpage load up automatically each time you open a new tab. Therefore you can open your favorite websites via 2 simple clicks: 1 to open the new tab and the next to click on the site shortcut. Compared to typing in a website’s URL, these startpages save a considerable amount of time particularly when you are using somebody else’s computer – a situation where you do not have your bookmarks stored in the browser.
The internet offers a variety of startpages and we have also covered quite a few. Some of these pages offer an appealing interface while others offer the most popular website shortcuts; some offer search engine integration while others offer good customization options; in other words, each type of startpage has its own flaws and fortes.
“YourPort” is a unique startpage that combines all these fortes into a singular package.
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If you like to explore personalized homepages, this sure seems to be your month. Over the past few weeks, there has been several reviews and comparisons. Guess what? Here is one more. 
Many people fall into one of two categories when talking about their browser homepage. One side wants it minimal, something that loads fast and gives them only what they need, like a blank page or the Google search. Others like their homepage to pack a punch, and include utilities to monitor and manage their web content. The first group is easily pleased, and can just point their browser to about:blank and be done with it. For everyone else though, there is a multitude of choice. Do you create your own local start page? Open to Yahoo or MSN? Use a third-party website designed for this? If you want to get more out of your home page without a lot of digging, this guide is for you. We’ll be comparing three of the top dynamic starting sites – iGoogle, Netvibes, and Pageflakes to see how they stack up.
With all of the sites people frequent on a daily basis, it is hard to keep everything straight.
A few weeks ago I was re-listening to an audiobook by Seth Godin called “Purple Cow”. One part talked a little bit about a person who randomly sent the people at Google an email if the word count got too high on the main search page. These emails help them keep the search page exactly what it is designed to do. Compare the main search pages of Yahoo.com and Google.com; which one are you more likely to get distracted on?