The creator of ShareThis widget that allows you to easily share content via the major social networks, has just announced newer version with more features!

The new version is available in limited Beta, but will come out to the general public in the next several weeks. Once it comes out, expect a lot more sharing going on. CEO Tim Schigel says “we see that sharing frequency increases 5 times when users leverage tools like ShareThis with access to their contacts and friends”

ShareThis is featured in tens of thousand of sites including NFL, MTV, TechCrunch, Wired, and many many more. You can see the new version in action now on the beta sites including: Boston.com, Elle.com, and FoxNews.com

New Features in the beta version include:

* ShareBox v.2.0- Users can now save the content rite to their ShareBox through the link within the widget, allowing for easier access to the content you shared previously.

*Contact Manager- Now users are able to import email addresses and contact names right through the widget from most of the major webmail providers with the ShareThis new contact manager, making it easer for you to share with all your contacts without ever leaving the site where you are getting the content.

*Better Design- ShareThis is completely redesigned to be tab free.

*Widget Gets Smarter- It will automatically display the last 3 email addresses you used, making it faster and easier to share content with friends and family