(News) Feeds Search

I jumped ahead and did things #10 and #11 before doing #9. So here it is. Yeah, I'm a little behind.

After combing through Blogline's search tool, Feedster, Topix, Syndic6, and Technorati, I'm rather overwhelmed with information and potential blog reads. I've hit the 'Subscribe' button a fair number of times and have yet to experience just how this will change my daily, weekly, -reading routine.

However, I can see now how people can become addicted to this blogfeed thing. I've done this myself with Livejournal in a very specific sense, but not delved too deeply before into the 'blogosphere'

A quick breakdown of the search tools:

Bloglines:

Doesn't turn up a ton, but what it does is usually pretty cool.

Friendster:

It's like wading through MySpace.com or Fanfiction.net. A few good finds, but a lot of junk and irrelevance floats on the top.

Topix:

Neat idea. I'm waiting to see just how much I will enjoy reading local news. The internet is usually not the place I go to feel connected to where I live.

Syndic8:

Wider results than Bloglines, narrower than Friendster.

Technorati:

I have a good feeling about this one, not only due to the wry subtitle: "Zillions of photos, videos, blogs and more (Some of them have to be good).

The tags on the sides are a nice touch.



The MERLIN site is pretty comprehensive. I'm going to have to dig deeper there.