Yahoo's new Pipes service may be for you.

Still in the early stages of beta, the "interactive feed aggregator and manipulator" lets ordinary people -- even Computerworld editors -- customize RSS feeds and build mashups from different sources.

It was so popular upon first being introduced Feb. 7 that it Yahoo's servers the next day. Visitors were greeted with the message: "Our Pipes are clogged! We've called the plumbers!"

After a good flushing, the service has thrived, with thousands of new Pipes being built, discussed, shared and improved among an active user community.

Just drag and drop