techNOcool

I think del.icio.us never caught on for me because the name is just too cutesy and bothers me on some level I can't quite put my finger on. I think it's a useful tool and a great idea, relying on the user cloud to tag relevant links, but it's always been one too many steps removed from where I go to do my searching. Google has me trapped - I rely on Google for nearly everything I look for. Anything that takes much more time isn't worth my time and I have to move on to something else. I'm not saying this is best, it's just my reality.

I even tried installing the Firefox plug-in back a year ago when James turned me on to del.icio.us, so I've had two handy tag and search buttons right in my toolbar, and I still don't use the darn thing.

Technorati really puts blogging into perspective for me and it gives me a headache. It seems like an insane amount of time to try to keep up with all the blogging going on. It's the same problem I have with del.icio.us, it's one step further than I'm prepared to go on a regular basis to find information.

I'd be curious to hear a practical application for Technorati, except to find out what other people on blogs are saying about something. To me, it's just a depressing reminder of how small and insignificant one's personal blog is, in the grand scheme of things. I'd rather type away in ignorant bliss of the true size of the blogosphere.

What a luddite!

Okay, I went back and searched Technorati for something regarding distance cycling, something I'm just starting to get into. And I found some blogs related to it. And I have to go home now, but I'm going to do some more reading. I'm intrigued.