WordPress has released Jetpack and it might be worth your time to check it out.

Here is the deal in a nutshell.? Jetpack allows people using WordPress.org and self-hosted sites to acquire some of the functionality and gadgets which were previously only available to people using WordPress.com sites.

Jetpack is installed just like any other plugin to WordPress and I have it on this site.? I have not had much time to play with it so I can’t comment regarding any specific functions.

What can Jetpack do for you?? Here is a quote:

For launch we?ve brought eight of the most-requested features into Jetpack as one easy bundle: Hovercards, Stats, After the Deadline, Twitter widget, shortcodes, shortlinks, easy Facebook/Twitter/WordPress sharing buttons (Sharedaddy), and for our fellow math nerds, .

You can read the whole post here: Jetpack to the WP.com Cloud

As I get more experience with Jetpack I’ll keep you posted.

Resources:

Jetpack Home Page