Google, the omnipresent search engine that allows a surfer to navigate the Internet, has announced that it has added a new function that will enable users to search web logs:
"Google Inc. has added to its menu of search alternatives the option to search through the ever-popular online journals called web logs, or blogs.
"The new search service, which went live on Wednesday, is in test, or beta, form, and can be accessed through a variety of Web addresses, including http://www.google.com/blogsearch and http://search.blogger.com/.
"’Google is a strong believer in the self-publishing phenomenon represented by blogging, and we hope Blog Search will help our users to explore the blogging universe more effectively, and perhaps inspire many to join the revolution themselves,’ a frequently-asked-questions (FAQ) page on the new service reads.
"The new service doesn’t limit its searches to Google’s own Blogger service, and the index is continually updated and includes blogs written in English and other languages, including French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese, according to the FAQ."
Dibs on the credit for describing searching web logs through Google as "bloogling."
Google is playing catch-up. Technorati has had a blog search engine for quite some time now: http://www.technorati.com/
I’ve got to say, based on one test, that Google’s doesn’t work very well. It turned up one hit for something I’ve seen on several blogs.
Then again, I tried Technorati and it found none.
Perhaps they search only certain big “blog providers” (if that’s even an accurate concept) and miss some of the smaller fry?