I was wondering if I could create a website that works like iGoogle? Or even better can I put iGoogle gadgets on my own website? I am not familiar with Google API and stuff, so please be a little elaborate. Thanks!
They use custom AJAX which I believe is now proprietry. You want an AJAX start page? Here's an ok makeup of one:http://www.portaneo.com/site/index.php?lang=en
With the Zend Framework 1.6 release, they added major functionality like Dojo integration, which makes Javascript/Ajax easy to integrate with PHP applications. Also added in SOAP support which makes connecting web services to data across the Internet easier. If you are just interested in hand coding Dojo yourself and want to see some sample apps, visit http://dojocampus.org/explorer/ for numerous samples. Click on the tab labeled Dijit for their widgeting system.