AOL has released a new beta version of myAOL, offering users a suite of three customizable products: a personalized homepage, a content discovery service and feed reading tools built on a portable personalization platform.

The new myAOL offers a completely personalized experience using tools that identify, find, share and archive content of personal interest. With myAOL, users can discover, use and manage feeds, bookmarks and applications from across the Web, and customize their homepage using simple drag and drop functionality.

"Our goal is to make personalization as effortless as possible while making it as relevant as possible to the user," said David Liu, Senior Vice President, AOL. "myAOL allows users of all types to find, discover, archive, and share content and applications from destinations across the Web, all from one convenient product suite."

The new myAOL suite includes:
- myPage: A personalized homepage offering access to content and applications from AOL, as well as third-party email providers and Web sites. myPage offers a comprehensive widget gallery that provides access to popular content and features from across the Web, such as Google Gadgets.

- Mgnet (pronounced Magnet) (beta.my.aol.com/page/mgnet): A distinctive, visual content discovery and recommendations service designed to scout the Web for content based on personal preferences. Using "image clouds" that represent people, places, topics and events, users simply click on pictures of personal interest in order to receive personalized content. Leveraging the assets of partners such as Truveo, a video search engine, Mgnet delivers a variety of news, blogs and videos related to each image. Users will be able to rate and save content, and later this year, be able to view and add recommendations from their AIM buddies.

- Favorites (beta.my.aol.com/page/favs): An updated feed reader that combines user feeds and bookmarks in one place, making it easy to find, manage and import feeds. Simple-to-use folders and shortcut keys allow users to quickly skim through and organize content.

In addition, a "Mix & Share" feature makes it simple to create and share feeds via email, instant message or AIM. Integrated bookmarks offer a place to store favorite content that can be accessed from any Web-enabled computer.

AOL said new features and functionality will continue to be added to myAOL. Thousands of content sources, third party applications, snaggable widgets and social networking and sharing capabilities, as well as mobile and international access will be integrated throughout the beta period.