New Interactive Blogging Features Fuel Explosive Growth at MindSay; Traffic Doubles in One Month

MindSay, one of the fastest-growing weblog sites, is launching MindSay Version 2, providing members with exciting new ways of communicating with and entertaining their viewers. The free upgrade, which remains based on the sites unique instant messaging publishing platform, features MindSay Plug-ins: tools that enable users to electrify their blog with a list of recent visitors, favorite bookmarks, embedded blogs of friends, and even a display of current music being played on the respective bloggers computer.

MindSay, one of the fastest-growing weblog sites, is launching MindSay Version 2, providing members with exciting new ways of communicating with and entertaining their viewers. The free upgrade, which remains based on the sites unique instant messaging publishing platform, features MindSay Plug-ins: tools that enable users to electrify their blog with a list of recent visitors, favorite bookmarks, embedded blogs of friends, and even a display of current music being played on the respective bloggers computer.

The new features mark the evolution of blogs from a simple means of publishing content to interactive stand-alone web sites that drive community interaction. Since launching version 2, MindSays traffic has nearly doubled as users spend more time browsing the blogs of others -- blogs that are now incredibly well-connected," said MindSay co-founder Adam Ostrow.

A typical MindSay blog now includes links to the blogs of visitors, links to the blogs of friends, and even links to random blogs through MindSays Crazy 40" game. These features play especially well to MindSays largely teen and young adult audience who are eager to spend time socializing online. While users appreciate the ease of publishing with instant messaging, we found them demanding more ways of interacting with other MindSay members. Nearly every new feature in MindSay Version 2 is designed to allow them to do just that," said MindSay co-founder Brian Klug.

Also notable in the Version 2 release is the ease of use MindSay members now enjoy in customizing the design of their blogs. Designing a unique blog style from scratch is now as simple as creating a web page and inserting one line of code where the user wants their blog entries to appear. Even the most novice of users can modify colors, fonts, and other features with point and click options or choose from one of MindSays attractive default designs.

With a rapidly growing membership of more than 5,500 bloggers, MindSay believes Version 2 will fuel even more success for the company, launched in June of this year. Clearly the features of Version 2 are made infinitely better when you have friends also using the service. Version 2 entices members to meet new people while also bringing their real-life friends into the world of blogging," said Ostrow.