Chruser, I would have to say the things that would really make me want this to be my home page are (1&2 just seem to be popular):
1) Free email- that would be a nice feature
2) Search Engine- A quick and easy search engine would be great
3) User submitted articles!!!!!!!!!!! (that would be great to read, about all sorts of stuff, forum issues, and all kinds of opinionated writing )
4) Some more free email