Clean interface doesn't get in the way of what you're writing
WYSIWYG styled text support
Entries can be written gradually over the course of a day,
popping gnome blog open and closed as you have thoughts to jot down and
then posting at the end of the day
Operates as a panel object/applet or a standalone application
Supports many different kinds of blogs
New Spell checking
New Drag and drop images into your blog entry (if your blog supports it)