I explored Technorati by searching through blog posts, which is the way I'd use Technorati when I'm looking for something specific. Tag searching is almost as specific and is good for getting additional ideas on other search terms, oops tag names, to use when looking for info on a particular topic. Using the blog directory is the most broad and forces you to use the directory items that are predetermined. The directory didn't provide as much to choose from as the other two search types did.
As for finding out any interesting facts, one I found out that people can make money from their blogs, but you have to be a pretty dedicated blogger, and two that the most popular blog topics, after technology, seem to be the same gossipy/reality TV type topics that appear on the other mediums....tv, newspapers, radio. It seems like in general, no matter what the forum, people are going to choose what's popular.
I like the concept of tagging. It makes information easier to find and it's a nice way to be lead into other related topics. (Of course it's a nice way to lead into other unrelated topics as well) Thinking about how to tag your blog forces you to think more about your topic & related issues, which is a skill we try to teach our students. They need to get better at coming up with general terms that can help them find information when searching print & electronic databases and encyclopedias, and tagging is a great tool to help them.
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