Get Personal
If you already use Google's Gmail webmail, then you can get a personalized homepage from Google. If you don't have a Gmail account, it's as easy as signing up for an account on their homepage.
Once you have a Gmail account, you have the option of making a personalized Google search page with only the information you want to see. For instance, my Google search page contains the Google search bar, and some personalized information: The Top 3 Slashdot stories, today's events from my Google Calendar, the weather in Grand Rapids, the top 10 items in my Netflix queue, and so much more. It's my own space to provide myself whatever content I see fit, and Google makes it easy.
After signing into your gmail account, just visit http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en and click on the 'Add Content' link in the top-left corner of the page. You will be amazed at the hundreds of options you can choose from to provide whatever content you like on your page.
This is all part of a trend in web page design that gives control to the user to create not only the content, but even the look and feel of the page as well. Sites that have been succesful in this are del.icio.us, which lets you keep all your Internet bookmarks in one place no matter where you are, and Digg, a technology news site.
Is anyone else using anything fun and customizable like this? What sites do you use that you have more control over?