Technorati

=**[|Technorati]**=

[|Technorati] is a web 2.0 search engine that has focused upon finding and searching in blog posts. With their recent update (controversial), Technorati, Inc. has increased their engine to include blog directories, whole blogs, individual posts, URL searches, and Tag searches that collect related visual media results (photos and videos).

The name Technorati is a [|portmanteau] word that makes an association with technology and literati (Latin for “Men of Letters”). The name does call up rather romantic images of IT personnel.

Technorati offers users the ability to search out and find blogging directories (widest search), specific blogs or bloggers (narrower), and even current content reported within blogs (narrowest). The engine also collects visual media related to the queries. Through the WTF tab, users can connect with other users through limited social networking. The site saves TAG (content), URL, and general watchlists as queries for their members. They also offer various add-on enhancements for platform, browser, blog programs. Technorati aims to be a complete blogging environment for participating users.
 * Product Features**

Technorati is free for the casual user who wants to use the service without joining. Signing up is also free, but it gives the member added advantages of saving queries, downloading tools, social networking, and search related knowledge. There are advertisements on this site. Beyond the monetary resource, time would be the relative cost. Time would be invested searching and reading targeted blog posts.
 * Cost of Use**

//Basic Search/Advance Search// – The basic search before joining and after performs about the same. Type in the descriptors and his enter/Search. There is a noticeable latency in the search – Google has spoiled us with its speed. //Signing Up for Account// – The procedure was painless with acceptable requests. Since, I have joined, I have not received any related spam or related emails from Technorati. //Interacting with Interface// – The interface is easy to navigate and to decode. The site uses [|AJAX] interactions – text, images, and hotspots. The pages are colorful and entertaining. //Home and Popular Tabs// - House navigation, Top Searches, Popular, Top Tags, and Technorati Tools. There is some redundancy on the pages. //WTF Tab// – Where’s the Fire? Permits members to view, vote, and reporting the hottest buzz in the blogs. This is where they have moved beyond into the social networking. I was able to find current issues flowing through the blogosphere. //Favorites and Watchlist// – I was able to establish and update my favorites and a watchlist with only a few click and some typing. Nice. //Ping Us// – I pinged Technorati and then found my class blog in their search results. It took 1 minute or maybe less, but I was able to get my results quickly. //Technorati Tool// – I uploaded the Ticker Widget onto my Blogger class site, and it worked. The Technorati Ticker code that was posted gave me a neat window that updated Tag links to the home site. //Overall Impression// – works and nice. //Second opinion -// the site does work, however another user experienced very slow response time (over a minute) when selecting a link.
 * Ease of Use**

//Keeping Up To Date// – From my investigation, Technorati seems to have the ability to search and aggregate the findings for the general user. The site seems effective and well maintained. The amount of data collected, processed, and displayed is amazing. //Not Keeping Up// – Technorati has received its fair share of criticism and scorn. Bloggers wanting faster tracking and more efficient reporting of posts, Wallstreet disapproving of PR scandals, power outages, inability to find and connect trackbacks related to posts, and misinformation presented by authorized Technorati agents. It seems that there is more going on behind the new AJAX shield.
 * Pros and Cons**

//**[|Claim a Blog]**// – permits member to claim ownership of their blog //**[|Ping Us]**// – sends a message to Technorati to check/index for new updates //**[|Technorati Mini]**// – opens a browser window to show URL or term query results //**[|Technorati Tools]**// – this section covers six major areas: Browser Buttons (IE, Safari and Firefox); Blog Widgets for displaying Technorati results on your blog; Blog Search and Info can be loaded into browsers (IE and Firefox); Desktop Wigets that can search/ping/and create tags (OSX and Windows); Pinging services and wigets; and the catch all Miscellaneous Tools that cover favorites/development tools/API libraries/and User Created Tools for WordPress or making Tag Clouds or Bookmarking. //**[|Developer Center]**// – tailored for the power users who need more out of the Technorati data
 * Add-ons/Tools**

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 * Technorati Media**

[|Ten Technorati Hacks] [|Technorati Kitchen] [|David Sifry's Blog - //Founder of Technorati//] [|So Long, Technorati]
 * Additional Online Readings**

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