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IceRocket Tag Search
IceRocket is possibly not as well known as Technorati, but it's got a good
blog search (blogs.icerocket.com/tag/). As you can see in
Figure 9.5
, there's
a special syntax that lets you search for tags.
Figure 9.5
use the tag syntax or simply pick a tag.
he results are divided by date, giving you clear information at a glance as
to how busy a tag is. From the results, you can also exclude individual blogs
(for example, if there's one that doesn't really meet your topic requirements
but is heavily represented in the results). On the other hand, if you ind a
blog that's great and you want to see more of it, you can also focus on it
and see its entries exclusively. On the right are several links for RSS feeds.
IceRocket doesn't seem to be indexing quite as much as Technorati, but
what it does index I think is well worth trapping.
Are bookmarks, photos, and blog search the only things out there that are
being tagged? Good heavens no. here is a huge variety of tagged resources
available with more being added every day. Here's a taste of a few more.
43 Things
43 hings (43things.com) is a site that collects life goals for people and where
they're located. Users can track their progress with their goals and sup-
port each other. Goals are searchable by tags. Goals include losing weight,
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