The new blog search engine, Twingly, is finally out of beta and has caught the attention of many bloggers. Advertised as “spam-free”, this European-based startup provides an array of features.

Twingly lists a blog’s recent posts, most linked posts, recent linking posts, authority (just like competitor Technorati) all on the blog’s very own profile. Other features include widgets, ‘pinging’ your blog, voting and suggesting upcoming features on the site. [Image credit: One Mans Blog]

The two most popular however, are the Twingly Screensaver and the Twingly Blogstream. The screensaver shows global blog activity in real time and the blogstream connects traditional media to the blogosphere.

Buzz Meter Ranking: 3 out of 4 Buzz Bees

Positive: Besides the obvious list of features, Twingly is very user friendly and has a simple interface. The Twingly Profiles provide almost everything that a blogger wants to know about a blog, all in one page – especially with who is linking to whose blog posts. Top it off, Twingly supports over 29 different languages and they’re spam-free!

Negative: A downside to the blog search engine is that in order to fully access all that Twingly has to offer, you must register with the site.

Conclusion: I do enjoy the overall functionality of Twingly. It was fun and very easy to use. The idea of integrating its users to help build upcoming features is brilliant! Some would even say that if you combine Twingly with Technorati, it would be a top notch blog search engine. I would definitely recommend people to check out Twingly.