TypePad has introduced three new features to its blogging platform, they include a new profiles feature, new commenting capabilities and TypePad Connect, a new beta service that is free to bloggers and extends features to any site.

The TypePad profiles feature helps bloggers manage their profiles and keep them up to date.

The Six Apart Blog explains. “If you connect with your Twitter account we’ll automatically fill in your status. Leave a comment on a TypePad enabled site and we’ll pull that in too. Update your profile picture and it will automatically change on every comment you’ve already made across TypePad enabled sites.”

“TypePad profiles make it easy to connect with other commenters and conversations across blogs for readers and bloggers alike. And don’t worry; we didn’t forget the feeds, Microformats or OpenID either.”

TypePad’s new comment feature in beta integrates with the new profiles. The new comment service has an improved new interface and helpful features like threading, easy pagination, OpenID sign in, email notifications of replies and the ability to reply via email.

The new features are combined into the TypePad Connect beta. The new profiles and comments are available to any blogger or Web site outside of TypePad. Through TypePad Connect bloggers have the ability to track, moderate and respond to comments across multiple sites and blogs from a single dashboard.

Bloggers will be able to integrate comments and profiles from Movable Type, Blogger, WordPress and Tumblr.