Another Bold Step for Blogcatalog

BlogCatalog, one of the oldest operating blog directories, is growing again. They announced the beta launch of their Social Search with will search across several social networks.

The Social Search feature is built on top on BlogCatalog’s Social Dashboard, which (like many services lately) aggregates member activity across other popular networks. The search feature allows users to search by single user, friends, or by anyone who has opted in to use the Social Dashboard feature.

Lifestreaming blogcatalogu's NewsFeed widget is one of the few aggregate tools that publishes your personal life streams across networks. MyBlogLog’s recent addition is the most notable. The tool is designed to draw your multiple accounts into a single location that can be posted wherever you want.

BlogCatalog is fast growing from the 'fun place' for bloggers to Social Networking powerhorse, with comScore counting 2 million unique visitors a month, and 6 million page views for January and February.

This is great news for bloggers and ecommerce business owners who use use blogcatalog to drive traffic to their site and network with other sites.