ToonGumToongum officially launched it’s social network platform for flash cartoonists today and it’s a surprisingly solid entrant in this yet-to-be tapped niche market. Toongum offers a lot of social features for the creators of the cartoons - although many of them are tucked away within personal profiles and beyond. I’d like to see these social features pulled more to the front of the interface.

In addition to the social features, creators can use their Google AdSense ID to display their own advertisements on the pages. More activity brings increased chances for profits which is a great incentive and should get a solid library of cartoons in their database quickly.

Of course, just like every other video site - you have your embed codes, which allow you to place these videos on your MySpace profile. Right now, the ToonGum website is creeping along a little slow; but, that is probably just due to all of the launch attention. ToonGum definitely has the lead against it’s older competitors, MyToons and ComicSpace - primarily because of it’s innovative and user intuitive interface.