Feedback on the new look and widgets

@Renie - EXCELLENT JOB! The new look is absolutely wonderful! For some reason, all this while, I had not paid much attention to the tag line of IndiBlogger. I did now. "We blog, therefore we are!!!) NEAT!!!

Also, new icon for adding blogs to network is good. Search for blogs by tags, cities, and regional language is cool!

Renie - It just feels that you have ironed out some areas which were wrinkled! (Of course in a good way!)

Wonderful job! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! 

The home page is excellent.  Now we can see the latest topics n forum right away

Thanks everyone!!

@Su - it's not a glitch, the IndiBlogger team is excluded from being featured on the home page.

Very neat Renie. The homepage looks elegant in blue! The new look is refreshing.

Dude, the Active forum bloggers looks cool man. With all that avatars displayed...

People, get yourself a gravatar. It certainly looks cool.

Good work with the honmepage!

Now indiblogger is a cooler place to hang out!!

cheers!~

@Renie - Nice to know that Indiblogger is very professional! 

Hi Renie and the Indiblogger team,

I really like the new indiblogger look and the eye catching colours! The new format is easier to read and follow.

Hope 2009 is a good year for you guys!

Nalini

The Site looks all the more professional in its new avatar.  Way to Go Renie & Co.

Doesn't the .in part of it reminds a lot about .in service of India Today Group...... :)

Haven't tried the widgets, will update about it later.

Hi Guys,This new design looks superb. It's very sharp, clean and attractive!I would like to share some bits and pieces of my observation, while I browsed around this fantastic site, these might be of help to futher enhance the overall look and feel:1) Home Page: RSS Button can be made more prominent (just by increasing the size). Though, this is very minor a point.2) Directory Page: Might look more crisper and cleaner by shortening the text, here are Some recommendations:On the right hand side: Present Text: "Join the IndiBlogger group on Flickr to view pictures and videos from our blogger meets, and to submit your own!"Alternatively: "Join us on Flickr to view and share latest pics & videos."Present: "If you're on facebook, join the IndiBlogger group and get help from other bloggers, help others and make yourself heard."Alternatively: "Join us on Facebook, network with fellow bloggers and help each other out!"3) Badges Page: I might have a slow 128 kbps connection, however, I was wondering, if the thumbnails are made a little lighter then it might just take lesser time to load.4) On the Blog: Can we rename Home to Blog Home? Sometimes it's confusing for users to understand whether it's the "home page" where they were earlier or this Blog's home page...just a thought.Keep up the good work! And thanks for providing such a brilliant platform for all Indian Bloggers!Cheers and Kudos to the IndiBlogger Team!Best Regards,Sachin Uppal

hi indiblogger team good work, easy to read content, i realy like it.

Futtec

Thanks!

@Sachin - nice! Will work on these soon and let you know which changes we've made. 

Everyone else - thank you!

nice renie keep it fast dude...

Thanks man...  development's been slow this month since we have 2 bloggers meet to organize!

This look is great and even better than the previous ones.  Coming from an IT background, I can safely say that a lot of hard work has gone into all of these.

Just one minor issue ( not sure whether it has to do with IE version6 only).

The tabs (Home,Directoy,Forum..Blog) become blue in colour when clicked and non-highlighted, which makes the visibility difficult. e.g. If I had clicked on Forum, and then afterwards I go back dehighlight it, I am not able to see Forum clearly because the color contrast isn't sufficient. As I said, might be an IE6 issue only or maybe my eyes have grown old.

having made all this from scratch? priceless!