Technorati has changed…and some of us have misgivings

by 1389 on May 25, 2007

in 1389 (blog admin), blogging, Google, Technorati

DigiDave discusses the changes in Technorati’s user interface in Technorati’s New Design. Also, please read the comments posted there.

Seems as though Technorati is de-emphasizing the blog search and blog networking features that made it so worthwhile, and instead trying to be a news aggregator for the general public. It’s possible that they are afraid of competition from Google’s blog search, which is much less powerful and does not have the infrastructure to promote blogger networking. 1389 thinks that they’re making a mistake in trying to reach the mass market by downplaying their strong suit and becoming a me-too player in the already crowded news aggregator arena.