We’re too excited to keep the progress at ArtFlock.com under wraps so we’ve decided to launch a version 1.5 - which is on the way to version 2!

We’re not going to shout too loudly about this release as you’ll no doubt find the odd bug or two but we hope it will make quite a splash.

After a few months of drinking 10 or so cups of tea per day and spending many hours looking at a computer screen, the new [semi-skimmed] version ArtFlock.com has finally launched!

The site is still under development, but there were enough benefits to this version 1.5 to make it worth launching. Here are some of updates:

• Less downloads on each page, making it quicker
• Every artist gets a blog on the site (and they can import external blogs)
• Favouites, you can favourite artists and artwork
• Internal messaging. Each artist can now be contacted directly through the site
• Collaborative filtering, as you browse and rate artwork from the site, ArtFlock learns what other artwork visitors could be interested in
• *select artist range. Artists with good listings, updated profiles, great artwork images (and other factors) will be invited to become a *select artist which means they will have extra visibility throughout the site
• Comments added throughout the site, with links back to the commenter
• Your Flock - in the early stages of development, but you’ll be able to connect with other artists that have similar interests

That should give you an idea of what is happening, but log in to your account to find more new features. I’d like to wrap up this post with a big welcome to all the new artists, and a great big thank you to all the current artists whose work has made ArtFlock.com such a great success!

Thank you and happy 2008!

(p.s. if you haven’t voted for us at Yahoo! yet, follow this link to the ‘Peoples Choice’ - bottom middle column)