What's the Technorati Blog Finder?

You know that you can use Technorati to search millions of blogs for the latest on any topic. But how do you find blogs that frequently write about the subjects you care about? That's where the Technorati Blog Finder comes in!

To find a blog about your favorite thing, just search for it on the Technorati Blog Finder page. Don't know what to look for? Click any of the tags to find a blog about that subject!

Where do the blogs come from?

We kicked off the Blog Finder by auto-classifying blogs based on the tags they use in posts most often. But you can list your blog under any tag you like, up to 20.

Want to add your blog or change your listing?

It's easy! You can list your blog in the Technorati Blog Finder in one of two ways:

• For Members (Preferred Method)

  This is our preferred method because member blogs can also include a photo and description. Already a member with a claimed blog? Skip to Step 3.

  Step 1: Become a Technorati Member! It takes less than a minute. Already a member? Proceed.

  Step 2: Claim your blog! To claim your blog, you'll need to put a little bit of code on your site. This is so we know it's really your blog. Once the code is there, ping us and we'll confirm. Already claimed a blog? Cool! You're almost done!

  Step 3: Just visit the "Configure this Blog" page for each of your claimed blogs. You'll see a checkbox labeled "Include this blog in Technorati's Blog Finder" - make sure it's checked. Then fill in up to 20 tags. Feel free to add a blog description and upload a photo while you're there! Click save and you're done.

• For Nonmembers

  If you're not a Technorati member and have no interest in becoming one, don't worry, we won't take it personally. You can play, too! Just put some code on your site so we know what tags you want to associate with your blog. The code looks like this:

  <a href="http://technorati.com/blogs/[tagname]" rel="tag directory">[tagname]</a>

  There are two important parts to this code. First, make sure the URL it links to is a directory. Of course, we'd love it if you linked to us, but you can link to any directory you like. These would work just fine, too:

  • <a href="http://dmoz.org/Arts/Movies/" rel="tag directory">Movies</a>
  • <a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Travel/" rel="tag directory">Travel</a>

  Second, make sure that rel="tag directory" is in the link. That's what tells us that this is a tag you want applied to your blog.

  All we ask is that the tag you use actually has something to do with your blog. You can list up to 20! Once the code is there, ping us and we'll get you listed ASAP.

Once you've tagged your blog with either of the methods above, your blog should be listed in the Blog Finder in a few minutes (up to an hour during periods of intense activity). Thank you for participating!

Listed? Flaunt it!

Some people love web badges, and we love them! If you'd like to show off your listed status, feel free to grab this badge and put it on your site! To include it, just cut and paste this code to your site somewhere:

Having trouble?

If you have a question about the Blog Finder that wasn't answered here, or just want to give us feedback, please contact us.

Want to help build the tagged web?

If you are a developer who is working with tags, we want to work with you! Contact us to discuss how your site, community, or tool can become better integrated with Technorati.

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