We’ve made some exciting new changes to Metacafe. Many are behind the scenes, but here are a few of the major updates. As always, our goal is to make it easier for you to watch good videos – so tell us what you think on the Metacafe Forums.

Message Center

Have you noticed the envelope icon at the upper-right side of the page when you are logged into your Metacafe account? We’ve been busy at work to bring you the Metacafe Message Center, a new service that allows registered users to send messages directly to each other. So next time you have a question about someone’s video (or just want to say “good job!”), you can send a private message directly to the person’s Metacafe Message Center inbox.

Your Message Center inbox is also where you will find important updates from Metacafe, such as status of your submitted videos, updates to your subscribed channels, and comments on your profile or submitted videos. You can go to your Metacafe Message Center to read your messages, or elect to have a daily digest of your private messages sent directly to your email account of choice by going to “Channel Settings” under “My Channel.”

Check out the 2-minute video demo of the Metacafe Message Center below for more details, or go to your Metacafe Message Center now!

Metacafe Message Center - The most amazing bloopers are here

Changes to the Metacafe Homepage

Some of you may have noticed a new scrolling “showcase” on our homepage. We are rolling out the showcase in stages and expect to be 100% live in the next couple weeks — this should make it even easier for you to find cool videos.

Other additions to the site include a button next to the video you are watching so that you can easily subscribe to the producer or submitter’s channel, and the ability to upload a video to Metacafe by submitting a URL.

We value your feedback, so tell us what you think and read what others in the Metacafe community have to say on the Metacafe Forums.