We did some testing of “blogsearch.google.com,” Google’s new Beta search engine just for blogs. It’s Beta, all right. It doesn’t do a good job of finding pages relevant to your search terms, and it apparently has no filter to keep out fake spam blogs. Presumably, Google is working on these issues. Until they’re fixed, we say use Technorati.
Thanks for the recommendation! We’re continuing to work on providing great services for you, making things faster, and eliminating spam from results…
Dave
Yes, the new Google search is just awful. Worked far better (on my Blogger site) before the change. (Actually, I dare say it does not work AT ALL.)
Since I can’t find contact info for you anywhere on your sites, I’ll try using this comments form. Would you knidly contact me at mistersnitch@hotmail.com? And take a look at this link please.
…I have a proposition of possible interest for you.
Sorry I don’t have my e-mail address anywhere easy to find. I used to have it on every page, but a couple months ago, my whole blog got deleted, and I’ve been slowly — sloooowly — rebuilding it in my spare time, redesigning it along the way. And I guess I haven’t put that back on yet.
For anyone who cares to know, my e-mail address is sean@gleeson.us
Parry and thrust
Last week Lachlan had a complaint about some aspect of Technorati. In a remarkably short time Dave Sifry, who for all practical purposes is Technorati, had an explanation and an…
I’ve been seeing spam blogs show up on Technorati, too, lately.