The bookmark feature (clicking BM in the top blog bar when viewing a blog) has been expanded. You can now:

* Get notification that a blog has been updated via email
* Privately bookmark a blog (so that it does not appear in "Blogs I Like".

Basically, if you find a blog you like, you can now add it to your bookmarks and choose the "Notify" option. Whenever the author updates that blog, you will receive an email. Email notifications are processed every 15 minutes currently.

These features are still in test phase -- please let me know if you have any problems with them.

The blog list (click here) now has a filter to show only blogs in a certain category.

I added a guestbook feature... it's similar to Comments but it's a general comment for your entire blog. It shows up on the right side where your Profile, Bio, Interests, etc. appear. If you don't want a Guestbook to display, you can turn it off in the Blog Settings page.

I'm not sure how it is going to work -- so consider it in testing phase for now. :)

Well, there are so many blogs now that it's becoming hard to get through them all.

I have improved the "Blog List" (available at the bottom of the front page and I believe also in the "more" section of the "Popular Blogs" list on the front.

You can find it here: Blog List

It now lets you sort numerous ways, by last updated, most popular, most posts, etc. Should let you find what you want faster. I'm going to improve the look of it shortly and add more sorting features like narrowing down to a specific category, it is a little cluttered right now.

If you were one of the earlier members to join, be sure to go in an select a category for your blog. You can do this in the Blog settings page for your blog.

-John

Just started blogging and looking for ways to get more visitors?

Check out my new help document on blog promotion:

Blog Promotion FAQ