Thanks to your great suggestions and feedback on the IdeaExchange, our product and development team has been busy the last few months designing and delivering new functionality on the AppExchange site. Here is some of the latest:

• ‘Share with a Colleague.’ We’ve added a new link on each app listing that lets you share the app with a friend or business associate with one click. This was an idea community member craskulinecz posted on the IdeaExchange.
• Category content. Many of you told us in focus groups and surveys that you wanted more content so you could benefit from professional development and also build better business cases for AppExchange apps. We’ve introduced new content on the category pages, including success stories from customers using apps in that category, analyst whitepapers, and recorded webinars.

• Category email alerts. Not only can you find relevant content on the category pages when you visit AppExchange, you can also sign up for email alerts (currently in pilot on the marketing category only, but we will roll out to the others soon) to receive quarterly newsletters showcasing new apps in the category, webinars, whitepapers, and best practices. And in case you’re worried, we observe the strictest privacy policies regarding your opt-in and promise not to spam you or share your information with third parties without your expressed consent.
• Improved search. We know that with over 750 applications on AppExchange and new ones being added every day that it can be challenging at times to find exactly what you want. That’s why we have invested in powerful new search technology to deliver better, more relevant results faster. The best part is this search functionality will keep improving over time as more people use it.
• Government-to-Government AppExchange. International government agencies are starting to use AppExchange now to find, share, and distribute applications. To help them more easily find what they are looking for, we developed a new government-to-government AppExchange showcasing these special apps.

• Your latest viewed apps. Our vision is to create a personalized experience for you each time you come back to the AppExchange. First, we introduced search and browse filters (for example so you could view only apps that are compatible with your Salesforce edition) as well as ‘My Saved Apps.’ Last week, we also unveiled the ‘Latest Viewed Apps’ widget on the home page that shows up to the last four app listings you viewed.

We are proud to announce these new features designed to improve your AppExchange experience – we are busy working now on the next set of enhancements which we will share with you in a few months. Please share your continued feedback and ideas with us on the IdeaExchange!