The free DotNetNuke blog module is getting some much needed enhancements in its next major release. Let's take a look at some of the most important changes to the module.

Beginning with DotNetNuke 6.1, site owners have noticed a marked decrease in the amount of time it takes for their web pages to load. DotNetNuke has made it a recent priority to improve the page download speed by modifying the way requests are made to the server. In short, it makes DotNetNuke a much faster loading content management system immediately out of the box.

DotNetNuke 6.2, set to be released soon, contains some new Facebook-like social features that could be very useful for businesses looking to add social functionality to their websites.