I'd have to say your best bet if you want fast confirmations times is to follow the simple process of paying a higher fee. It kinda sucks that we have to pay a high amount but that's what the network is like these days.
No problem with Blockchain.info themselves, it's going to be an issue with people not paying enough. Simple supply and demand guys!
Correct. And people should figure out by now how to freaking set their own fees, according to their needs.
Need it fast? Then pay more. Have enough time? Then set whatever.
It's not rocket science. It's just that most can't be bothered to learn about calculating/gauging their tx size and corresponding appropriate fees, nor do they even check for current suggested fees.
It's not even gonna take 10 mins figuring that out, but no, they'd prefer blindly setting fees and waiting hours for confirmations.
(There's a nifty little gadget called a calculator, for when it's too much for the brain.)
