In response to numerous requests by our users, we launched a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tool.

This will help your blog get better search engines results, while optimizing your posts meta-information.

From now on, every time you’re adding a new post you’ll see a menu called SEO Options, just like this:

Here’s the drill:

If you do nothing, [...]

Hi everyone!

Since the beginning of the year we proposed ourselves to improve our Support Center, in order to help all Blog.com users to overcome any difficulties in the use of their blog.

Therefore, we have finished a first phase of introduction of frequently asked questions in the Support Center Knowledge base.

The Knowledge Base is organized [...]

Hi there.

Blog.com now offers you the possibility to play your .mp3 files directly in your blog, using a nice integrated audio player.

Just upload a .mp3 file to your Media Library, and when you include them in your posts, you’ll get the audio player instead of just a link to the file.

Keep in mind that it [...]

In response to numerous requests, we have put into place the Blogger import tool. If you have blogs in blogspot you wish to move into blog.com or merge into your existing blog.com blogs, it is now possible. Login, look for the Tools folder in the sidebar menu, and then click Import in the Tools folder. [...]

Hello.

Just to inform you that we updated the Flickr widget, and you’ll have to update your settings as it gets the photostream with a different and better method. Just pop by “Appearance”->”Widgets” and check your settings.

Besides that, there is a new theme available F01.01. Hope you enjoy it, and it also comes with various colorschemes.

Hey there.

The Blog.com platform keeps improving, trying to fill out the most requested features from our users.

We’ve just released the possibility to add links to your favorite social bookmarking sites on your posts, pages and in your RSS feed. You can choose from 99 different social bookmarking sites!

This way people can easily share your interesting [...]

Hey bloggers!

Another anticipated feature is now available at Blog.com! You can now search the Blog.com community blogs, by using the search bar in the homepage, or by going to the search page directly.

We expect to tweak this blog search a bit in the future, but you can start looking for topics, new blogs and [...]

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As you know, Blog.com offers you a wide range of features and lets you create your blogs for free. We are commited to provide as much free features as possible under an advertisement supported model.

However, we just released a set of paid premium features for those users who want to boost their blogs . [...]

Hello!

We released some new widgets for you to use in your blog’s sidebar.

Now, you can show your Flickr images feed, del.icio.us links and follow somebody’s Twitter. Plus, we added a Meebo widget so that you can chat with your friends using the blog’s sidebar.

We are currently developing other widgets, so expect some more releases soon.

Happy [...]

In the next couple of weeks we’ll be adding some new widgets for your blog’s sidebar.

We would like to have some feedback from you on this matter. What widgets or features would you like to have in your sidebar? Maybe some Twitter integration? Slideshows? Keep us posted, and we’ll do our best to add some [...]