#14 TECHNORATI

The new version of TECHNORATI looks like it has a lot of neat features. Of course it looks so simple on the demo video. But this is a powerful blog search tool that enables you to search in just about every possible way - search by word, by tag, by blog name. You can search the most popular - blogs, videos, tags, books, news blogs, etc. If you find a blog that you like, you can quickly link it to your blog list. This is really useful for those who want to "meet" some like-minded or like-experienced people and discuss issues. I have subscribed to two blogs that deal with the aging of parents. It is very nice to hear other people's stories and how they have dealt with issues. It is much easier to be open with a group of people who have had the same experience as you but who are not close to you.