Tuesday, December 9, 2008

#14 technorati

Well THIS seems to be a bit more up my alley. While I really do need to spend a couple of hours on Technorati to search around a bit more, I can see this site really being fun if you have the time to play around.

I really do like the features that offer up the most popular blogs. Not only is this a great way to see what a lot of people online are interested in, I can see it being a great way to discover new and exciting things that perhaps don't cross your mind to "search" for while online. I've become addicted to the bookmarks on my Safari browser, and when I sit down at my computer I find myself getting angry that my favorite blogs and sites have yet to update since I checked a few days, or..hours ago.

Its also interesting to see what changes when refining a search in terms of posts, tags, and blogs. The largest number of searching "Learning 2.0" came up in "posts" and I attribute this to some otherwise irrelevant websites posting something that has something to do with Learning 2.0. The first search I tried I didn't use quotes, and as one can imagine, thousands of posts were found simply because they used both the phrases "learning" and "2.0".

Overall I think Technorati is a great tool for those who are just wrapping their brains around the blogosphere, myself included.

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