Yahoo launches public beta of new, more customizable homepage

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Yahoo! is beta testing an updated version of its homepage. The most noticable change is the ability to add any web page to the sidebar menu.

You can also get information from any site in the sidebar by hovering your mouse over the link. For example, you can get your latest updates from Facebook or a list of your latest email messages without leaving the page.

There's also a gallery of existing web sites or "applications" that you can add, including Gmail, Flickr, MarketWatch, and NPR. The ability to view a ton of web content all from one place makes the new Yahoo! a bit more of a personalized start page a la Netvibes, and less of an old-fashioned web portal that simply provides a list of links and a search bar.

There are also a few cosmetic changes including a smaller header area which makes more room for content lower on the page. You can check out the new beta version of Yahoo! by visiting yahoo.com/trynew.

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