Blog Catalog's Face Off - Replacement 2008

Blog Catalog has come up with new design and logo! As mentioned in their newsletter, they are adding some 2.0 spices in their layout. It began from homepage where the layout was slightly upgraded. Members and blogs were more exposed, while the most popular discussions is listed at the bottom. Since this is more like a social media, Blog Catalog is more focusing in their member's exposure rather than their own news and updates, which is why it was placed at the bottom right corner. And what's more in their homepage? It is the Social Search form!

What is Social Search?

Social Search in Blog Catalog is to search from the latest update of each member's social media activity. More like searching each member's RSS Feed.

What activities are categorized as social media activity in Blog Catalog?

Those activities includes:

1. Joining a Group in Blog Catalog
2. Starting a discussion
3. Sending an announcement
4. Updating your blog
5. Updating your social media subscription (digg, del.icio.us, etc)

This search facility can be useful to those who needs to have niche blogging and building up social networks. You can also keep track of your peers social media activity from Blog Catalog's new addition of NewsFeed Widget as mentioned in their blog.

Other things that also change was the layout for member pages. Now they can be easily distinguished and navigate from navigation tab.





In conclusion, Blog Catalog's new updates are even more appealing!