Google Blog Search


Features and Uses

Indexes every blog that publishes a site feed, either RSS or Atom (that's Google's goal)

Google extensive database and powerful search engine, including advanced search capabilities

Sort blogs by date

More about Google Blog Search

Applications of Information Fluency

Locating blogs using keywords and operators

Need to evaluate credibility of blogs and bloggers

Create a blog alert

Activities to try

Go to Google Blog Search

Establish an account or log in (optional)

Search for a topic

Winter Olympics - Use Google Blog Search to sample the buzz regarding Vancouver Olympics (going through Feb 28, 2010)

Also try searching for old news (e.g., Columbine shooting) and compare the difference in results

 


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