Release Notes

Here's what's brand new in Vox:

Blog this -> Vox This

You've enjoyed using the "Vox This" feature to pull in content from other sites, and now we've added the functionality inside Vox.  When you're viewing a post or asset on another Vox blog, look for the "Vox This" link and use it as a quick way to pull in a link to your own blog and recommend something you really enjoyed.

The "Vox This" link inside Vox replaces the old links to "Blog This" and "Add to Library".   When you click the "Vox This" link, you'll be able to create a post or just add a link to your blog.  If it's a YouTube video or a CD, DVD or book that's available in Amazon, the asset will also be added to your library.  The next time one of your neighbors writes a really great post, you can just click on Vox This and share it with your own neighbors!

Introducing Snap Shots

Snap Shots is a tool that enhances links in your posts with visual previews of the site you linked to.  We've just integrated Snap Shots into Vox so that you can turn them on for your blog with a few clicks.

When you enable Snap Shots, readers of your blog can mouse over your links and see a preview of the page you linked to.  They can hear mp3s, read Wikipedia entries, preview news stories and much more without leaving your blog.  The previews will only work for links outside of Vox and links with available previews will have a small icon next to them.   

You can opt in to displaying these previews on your blog by going to Account -> Privacy & Defaults.  Under "External Previews" click the box next to "Enable graphic previews on external links" and hit Save.  Read more in our help article about Snap Shots.

New Themes
Heads up, we have a bunch of brand new themes for those of you interested in baseball, football, cycling and, well, skulls.  Here's a preview of just a few of the colors that are available:

See all the new themes in the Design page in the "New" category.

We hope you enjoy the new release!  As always, if you have questions or feedback, click the feedback link to let us know.

 - Krissy