Netvibes is an ajaxed-powered personalized homepage that can be customized with content selected by the user.  The best description comes directly from the Netvibes website:

Netvibes.com is a custom made web 2.0 home page solution

This service is free and gives the user the ability :

• to create a personalized page with the content they like.
• to put together data feeds and services from web 2.0 with a very simple interface
• to access your page anytime and from any computer .

It is also possible to :

• browse, modify, and import your RSS feeds with our integrated RSS/ATOM feedreader. You can easily import an OPML file as well.
• to import, download and listen podcasts without any additional software
• to check your mail on one or many gmail account, to stick webnotes, weather and many more to come !

I’ve created my own home page and am customizing it to my needs.  I especially like all the technology feeds they have available. 

Give it a try.

Ellen