It might be user profile corruption ... I've encountered similar problems and that was the cause. Try logging in with a new user account and see if you still have the issue.
Loading User Information from Channel 9
Something went wrong getting user information from Channel 9
Loading User Information from MSDN
Something went wrong getting user information from MSDN
Loading Visual Studio Achievements
Something went wrong getting the Visual Studio Achievements
It might be user profile corruption ... I've encountered similar problems and that was the cause. Try logging in with a new user account and see if you still have the issue.