Personalised start page Excite MIX has crunched some numbers to reveal the most popular web content users are loading on to their personal homepages via RSS this year. The 2006 results (to 20th December, so Santa still has a chance if he’s writing a blog) are:

1) Boing Boing – the ‘directory of wonderful things’, at the time of writing ranked number 2 on Technorati’s world blog ranking (www.boingboing.net)

2) MAKE magazine – horrifying ladies across the country, MAKE magazine’s RSS feed has been providing web users with some serious DIY hints and tips. Keep an eye out for DIY disasters over the festive season! (www.makezine.com).

3) Unreality TV – could this be the best reality TV show blog in the UK? Excite MIX users seem to think so. Gossip, reviews, profiles and scandal. It’s all covered here in one addictive blog (www.unrealitytv.co.uk).

4) Office Humour Jokes – a daily dose of light relief for the desk bound masses, provided via RSS to personalised start pages across the country (www.office-humour.co.uk).

5) Parker’s News – the UK’s car bible makes a surprise appearance, giving up to date info on what’s new in the auto world (www.parkers.co.uk)

Results analysis: What does this tell us about the web users catching on to getting their favourite content delivered straight to their homepage via RSS? They are information hungry DIY enthusiasts who love cars, with a secret addiction to reality TV and love of a good giggle.

Personalise your own start page on http://mix.excite.co.uk or check out WebTwitcher, the Excite MIX blog, for more news on what web content you can get via RSS (http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk).