The Advanced search of Technorati is nice. I like the specificity it allows -- e.g., you can ask Technorati to find keywords in the tags of posts, or the actual text of posts, or look by subject heading, etc. This works similarly to the advanced searches in periodical databases that the library subscribes to, such as Proquest or OneFile (although of course the databases don't include users' tags).
At this point in my life, I just haven't caught the blog-reading bug. (Though I thoroughly enjoy tinkering around with my OWN blog!) I do really like to read newspaper editorials and columns. But blogs and blog postings are like a gazillion letters to the editor thrown in with a few good editorials. I guess this just highlights the necessity of a tool such as Technorati to help separate the grain from the enormous amount of online chaff. For now, though, in my personal life, I will admit that I don't often feel the need to seek news and opinion outside of traditional sources. And our internal work-related library blogs are already at my fingertips.
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