Today we have a big announcement for Qumana. No, it’s not another new version (although we upgraded a bit too). It’s far larger.

Qumana is now to be distributed by Lycos as Lycos-Qumana.

From our press release:

Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com), a leading media destination for creators and consumers of quality content, today announced a new desktop blog editing tool, powered by Qumana, making blogging easier and more profitable for bloggers everywhere.

With the new Lycos-Qumana Desktop Blog Editor (http://lycos.qumana.com), Lycos enhances the freedom of blogging, allowing users to publish to their Tripod and Angelfire Blogs on Lycos, as well as to other major blogging sites, from the desktop. Additionally, the Lycos-Qumana Desktop Blog Editor works with Qumana’s Q Ads, an integrated ad program, allowing bloggers to insert ads into their blogs, while revenue from these ads is shared with the bloggers.

This deal is big news for both Lycos and for Qumana. For Lycos, it’s the first big move into Web 2.0 - by enhancing their own blog offering with Angelfire and Tripod, and topping that up with added services from Qumana, Q Reader and Q Ads, they have officially launched themselves into the Web 2.0 realm. With a splash. For Qumana, it means access to a few million potential customers - some who are already blogging up a storm.

We have really enjoyed working with Lycos so far. The Lycos team is energetic and with big thoughts for the future. It’s been a spur for us to move faster than we already were, and to continue making all three of our services even better. We’ve all had to huddle down and work like mad - a feat for us all, especially with the wedding - and we’re enthusiastic ecstatic about the news going public today.

So, if you haven’t already checked out Qumana, you should. And if you need help, it’ll likely be the "Blogaholics" giving you a hand ;)

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