This evening we released updates to the myVidoop website as well as a new version of the browser plugin, adding additional security and convenience to the myVidoop experience. The new myVidoop presence can be seen immediately once you log into the site, while the plugin update is available through all of our normal release channels, including the myVidoop frontpage and through the Tools > Addons menu in your browser.

The first thing you’re likely to notice with this latest update is quicker, more manageable load times when accessing the Vidoop Dynamic Image Grid. This is a key win for Vidoop, as it makes the entry point into the website much more efficient while keeping frustration to a minimum. However, this is far from the only addition we’ve made to myVidoop, as other changes introduced with this update include the following:

- It is now possible for you to flag one of your myVidoop profiles as public. A public profile can be viewed from your OpenID website, for example http://testuser.myvidoop.com, and can be downloaded as a Versitcard, or vCard, which is useful for adding to an address book or attaching to outgoing email.

- Security and privacy go hand in hand, and maintaining the privacy of your data is a key concern for Vidoop. As such such we’ve introduced a new Privacy section of the myVidoop website, available from the Account tab. While myVidoop already keeps a running record of your login activity, through this new Privacy section we’ve now introduced the ability for you to clear out all or specific activity entries, giving you even greater control over your online privacy. In addition, should you so choose, we’ve also added the ability to remove your myVidoop account entirely, which deletes all your contact information, profiles, myVidoop plugin online entries, trusted websites, and account history.

- We’ve added support for OpenID forwarding, also known as IdP forwarding, which gives you greater control over your online identity, even if you decide to change your OpenID provider. What this means is that you are not locked into using your myVidoop account, and may point your myVidoop OpenID wherever you choose.

- For those users who are either unwilling or unable to to download and install the current browser plugin, we’ve made available an alternative method. Called Add Anywhere, this new tool lets you to add a bookmarklet to your browser’s toolbar, allowing you save your passwords without having the plugin installed.

- It is now possible to flag sites as ‘ignored’ by the plugin. These sites will be listed as ‘Ignored Sites,’ manageable from the Sites tab, and myVidoop will not ask to remember passwords for any sites listed.

- You can also use the plugin when you need it. Even when the plugin is not active it is intelligent enough to know if you have a password saved for a given site and will ask to fill it in for you.

- Finally, other changes include a longer plugin timeout if you are using a computer that has been activated, the ability to invite friends to join myVidoop, and a more intuitive way to contact us or provide feedback using an integrated web form.