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We're seeing more and more blogs writing about Jalbum, which is wonderful. Thanks to all of you who are spreading the word about Jalbum, it means a lot to us. Here are two recent articles from a couple of nice sites:

The article is called: Jalbum ups the Ante. Thanks for the write up Liz! 

The article is called: Jalbum - free photo album software and hosting. Thanks for the write up Aseem! 

If you find any other articles on the web about Jalbum, I'd love to hear about it. Please tell me about it by posting on my board or sending a message. Thanks!

We have received tremendous feedback since we started the Jalbum hosting in October last year, and we're (read: Johan) working on improving the hosting every day. As we started out, we chose to keep the hosting accounts to a separate domain (myjalbum.net). However, we have noticed that this causes some confusion and we've decided to merge the two sites to make things easier to get along with. We sent out an e-mail about this earlier this week, and today we have made that change.

Your new album url is now: username.jalbum.net (the "my" is gone!)

Important: All your existing albums will still work with the old addresses, they will automatically be directed to your new address. You don't need to do anything. From now on, just tell your friends about the new address :) Your community pages have not moved, they're still at jalbum.net/users/yourname

Thanks for all the feedback!  Keep it coming :)

The Jalbum software runs on all major operating systems including Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris etc. Wanna see how it looks like on Ubuntu? An enthusastic user, Svend Nielsen, has made a video showing Jalbum on Ubuntu. Thanks for sharing Svend :)

It makes our eyes wet to read the wonderful words from the fine people over at Download.com :) If the article is not present on the front page of Download.com when you read this, here is the full article. Thanks for the write up!
 

We are very proud to present the next generation of the Jalbum software: Jalbum 8.  The new version is packed with goodies, just waiting for you to be explored. Here are a few of the new features:

• User interface now completely supports drag and drop. Arrange files and folders between folders too
• New image editor with pluggable image filters: crop, red eye, color adjustment (brightness, contrast, saturation), gamma correction, rotate/straighten, grayscale, sepia, sharpen, blur, flip, invert and pixelate. The editor never touches your original images!
• Faster and more memory conservative image scaling
• Rating and sort by rating. Now you can make an album with your 5 star pictures only :)
  
• Originals can now be included for selected images
  
• File picker now displays thumbnails
• New icons, splash screen and UI touch-ups
• Better integration with your jalbum.net profile pages

Now, what are you waiting for? Download now - have fun :)

Our friends at Blurb recently introduced a new book format. ImageWrap is a new hardcover book option that lets you print text and images directly on the front and back of your books, each area will wrap smoothly over the edge of your book. ImageWrap books also feature a durable matte finish. They're beautiful.

Take me to Blurb.

We have made it easier to share your own or your favorite albums on other websites and social networks like Facebook, Digg and Myspace. The ”Share” button is available next to your Albums and Favorites at jalbum.net.

We have received a lot of requests for search on jalbum.net. We have now added a smooth search function to the site to help you find interesting albums. You are able to search for both albums and users. It has never been easier to find new inspiration for your own photography as well as enjoying hours of creative expressions. This is the first version of the search function, we are already working on adding new functions and improvements. Stay tuned for updates...

We have made it much easier to connect with other Jalbum users through a brand new Explore section! Here you can browse users by their profile pictures, most favored albums of the community, featured albums and much more. If you see something you like, tell the person behind the camera lens. Post a message on the person’s board or send a private message. Now we have also added e-mail notifications, so the person will be informed about your comment. Isn’t that nice?

Check out the new section: http://jalbum.net/explore

Boxer by Alan927
A great example of high usability. Click on photos to have them slide out to full size. A combination of the other skins PowerBase, HighSlide JS and Classic Aligned 2.

Tilt viewer by Alt
One recent addition that has grown immensely popular! This Flash based skin tilts the album and images when you move the mouse around.

Siteli one by Kummod
This skin expands the limits of Jalbum by not just creating a photo album, but building an entire website! Add navigation and sub pages as you wish.