Why are all the blog search engines so terrible?
When I first started tracking discussions in the blogosphere, I used Google, which, while it had the benefit of not forcing me to actually type in a URL since it was already integrated into my browser, wasn't a great solution because - as of yet - Google doesn't track blog articles, per se. They show up eventually, but mixed in with the rest of the Web.
Then I was turned on to Technorati and used their service for a while, particularly liking how I could subscribe to an RSS feed of my search. A cool idea and great use of RSS. But, somehow, it never quite found all the blog discussions that referenced the key phrases or specific domains I was tracking.
Then I moved from NetNewsWire to NewsGator Online's online service and used their "Smart Feed" feature to track the discussion. But it too suffers from the same limitation...
Then I was turned on to Technorati and used their service for a while, particularly liking how I could subscribe to an RSS feed of my search. A cool idea and great use of RSS. But, somehow, it never quite found all the blog discussions that referenced the key phrases or specific domains I was tracking.
Then I moved from NetNewsWire to NewsGator Online's online service and used their "Smart Feed" feature to track the discussion. But it too suffers from the same limitation...
posted by Dave Taylor at
7:49 AM
