Automattic developers have just launched a major update of Jetpack for the users of self-hosted WordPress blogs.
Jetpack 2.0 comes loaded with tons of new features and functionalities:
1. Publicize: Jetpack can now handle sharing of your newly posted blog posts to social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, LinkedIn and more.
2. Post by Email: You can now enable posting to blog using email. Jetpack handles the handling of images, videos etc. Your blog post goes online without seconds of mail dispatch.
3. Photon: Jetpack can utilize the WordPress.com content distribution network to speed up the loading of images on your blog.
4. Infinite Scroll: This has been a popular feature on WordPress.com. You can now enable it on your blog.
There are bug fixes and performance improvements as well in this update.