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Habari v0.5 has finally been released, with huge improvements since the last release. Many of the Habari users run their sites of the "live codebase" that lives in a not very secret SVN repository, but I'm sure there are quite a few installs out there that are still running the 0.4 release.

If you are still runing 0.4, or even earlier versions, you are in for a treat. I would go as far as claiming that this release is what makes Habari really stand out. The new Monolith admin interface, as well as many other improvements, makes this a real milestone in the Habari history

So, if you are an existing user, UPGRADE NOW. If you are still new to Habari, install it, play around with it and fall in love with it.

Kudos to the whole Habari Community who made this possible!

As I've mentioned before, the new Habari Silo functionality opens up a wide area of potential uses. The first Silo Integration was of course flickr, but now Chris J. Davis has brought it to the next level by integrating Viddler.

For those unaware of the Viddler service, it's basically a web application that lets you upload and share video content from within your browser.

The ViddlerSilo Overview video shows how the integration works, and Chris has also made available two videos that were actually recorded from inside the Habari admin interface, 1 and 2

Unfortunately the code is still not ready for it's initial public release until Viddler make their public API available, but the demonstration videos mentioned above really show how Habari can make publishing your digital content much easier.

I imagine that there will be similar Silo setups for other services. I'm not a podcaster, but I can definitely see similar usage scenarios for Podcasters. Imagine being able to record directly via the Habari admin interface and instantly publish it.

Habari is destined for glory in 2008, personally I can't wait to see what else is in store.