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Re: Technorati and the blog search wars

Mountaineer — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:19:49 -0000

Technorati seems to be the clear winner - there is a good post on the Compete.com blog comparing Technorati to Google Blog Search and it's no contest... Technorati runs away with it - http://blog.compete.com/2007/04/05/google-techn...

Re: Technorati and the blog search wars

Elaine Vigneault — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:30:20 -0000

I prefer Google Blog Search. It finds what I'm looking for, not just "what people are saying right now."

There are uses for Technorati, but truth seeking is not one.
http://www.elainevigneault.com/2007/04/04/techn...

Re: Technorati and the blog search wars

Jim Kukral — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:03:16 -0000

I agree Paddy. Sell it quick!

Re: Technorati and the blog search wars

Larry Genkin — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:48:26 -0000

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Re: Technorati and the blog search wars

Mathew Ingram — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:12:57 -0000

I would have a tendency to agree, Paddy. I don't see what Technorati brings to it that Google couldn't duplicate, if they wanted to. I guess the only question is whether they want to.

Re: Technorati and the blog search wars

Paddy Byers — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:49:04 -0000

Unless there's some genuine and sustainable technology advantage that Technorati has relative to, say, Google, I don't see how they can be anything other than a marginal player in the long term. First mover advantage to build an audience is important in some communities, but you won't find a more fickle audience than the blogosphere. If it isn't an order of magnitude better, there's little point.