Well I tried all of the blog finders and found all but Technocrati easy to use and quite powerful. I tried a search on capital punishment and Australia (quite topical at the moment) as a sample search. All search tools have different emphasis and if I have the time I would like to find out what method they use to rank their search results. Topix.net interests me, because of its current affairs/political bent, and I like the simplicity of the blogline and google search tools. Maybe I just don't get Technocati, so week six in this course will be good opportunity to reappraise it. I have added news feeds to my bloglines account . However these have all been favourites I have had recommended to me by friends, colleagues and experts I respect. Unfortunately search tools do not identify quality.
I also tried to add a widget for searching from the Feedster site but again not sure where to put the html coding.
I have also subscribed to RSS feeds for new material in the "Library Journal" through Ebsco ANZ Ref Centre. I subscribe to a similar service where publishers send mail alerts of new material appearing in particular jouranl titles, so I guess this is a development of this ssort of service.
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