Technorati

I've started to explore Technorati different types of searches, it's taking me quite a lot of experimenting though. At a first sight numbers tell it all:

Keyword: learning 2.0
-POSTS: 24,926 posts (*)
-BLOGS : 674 blogs (*)
-BLOGS ABOUT: 674 blogs (*)
-Keyword search only
within BLOGS ABOUT L2.0: 329 posts (*)
-EXACT PHRASE: 3,834 posts (*)
-TAG: 674 blogs (*)
-DIRECTORY: 674 (*)
-VIDEOS: many (*)
-PHOTOS: none (*)

(*) Keyword search on the home page. This search brings up a huge number of blogs, keep in mind this result is for learning AND 2.0 no matter where they appear in the post, which makes it too broad and unspecific. You could get "learning all about you 2.0 litre car" So if you want a more effective search try:
(*) advanced search

Hmm, I'm not sure if I'm helping someone here, can be a bit confusing. ...Not sure how it works, I imagined a tag search would give me fewer results than a general keyword search, as not all people take the time to tag their post. Am I right?

The best option is to use your advanced tools and narrow down your results by using related tags or keywords.

I also added this blog below as my favorite. Now I can see their daily post on technorati main page, handy. It's a good practice to tag your blogs.
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/ This blog explores the changing nature of information and ways that it changes our notions of what it means to be literate in the 21st century.