Well, we’ve had a few notes about this. Some of them, er, less than polite.

Some think it’s an attempt at world domination. But we think that’s been done already and it’s a handy portal.

Google Blog Search is Google’s attempt to collate worldwide blogs on various topics. You may have used it – it may have passed you by completely. It doesn’t matter, as here we take a look.

Did you say you’d missed it?  Well that’s bad, if you’re a serious blogger.  Way back now, it passed Technorati in visits.  That alone makes it a heavyweight, pretty much like all of Google’s body parts

Recently, the G boys and girls released a major blog search update (isn’t it great when we’re all grateful when THEY develop THEIR business?)  If you’re into your algorithms and chats with techie folks, take a look here.

Usefully (yes, really usefully), the Blog Search results contains results for their baby (Blogger) plus results for WordPress, Joomla and for a range of other platforms in a range of other languages. Yes, world domination! But, seriously, a good attempt at unification of blog knowledge.

Google Blog Search also reads links on web pages. But not “just” for indexation of pages, for assimilation of blog information. Clever, eh? So, if you wake up on a Monday and search for “pink tree blogs” (presumably a heavy night the night before?) then it will list all blogs pushing out content on that topic. ClubBlogger’s hoping there aren’t many

The Blog Search is worth getting to know. Well.  This is simply an introductory piece and we’ll come back to it.

As always, comments welcome!