There's a TON of new features with the new forum software upgrade.
Every member now has an enhanced profile page, see this as an example:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/member.php?u=1
Where you can have your own custom photo albums, make friends, and join groups. So now the Spoiled Rotten Club, Little Gentlemen's Club, and all the other clubs can now communicate with one another this way!
Only Donating Members can create groups, all members can apply to join any group!
Members may also bookmark any thread to their Digg, del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, or Google bookmark.
Tags have been added, from Wikipedia, here is the definition of tags and tag clouds:
A tag cloud (or weighted list in visual design) is a visual depiction of user-generated tags used typically to describe the content of web sites. Tags are usually single words and are typically listed alphabetically, and the importance of a tag is shown with font size or color. [1] Thus both finding a tag by alphabet and by popularity is possible. The tags are usually hyperlinks that lead to a collection of items that are associated with a tag.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud
Members may customize their own profile page, we've left almost all the options available for members!
Please remember that when you post a Visitor Message on a member's profile page, that is PUBLIC, and can seen and read by all. Private Messages still work the same way as before.
Attached pictures show:
the custom groups
photo album
a normal profile page
and a profile page that's been modified
Enjoy all the new features here at YorkieTalk!