Technorati

This site reminded me of another site we looked at during week 4. I just don't remember which one without going back to those sites. I compared what I found searching for Learning 2.0 in blogs and tags. The results were about 50% the same. I'm not sure I figured out the blog directory enough to respond to that portion of the question. Anything to do with blog resulted in the same results. I did not see any use for Technorati for me.
The "tags from what's rising" on the front page did not surprise me considering its an election year and the public's desire for celebrity news.