The Google Blog Search tool rolled out this week competes with Techmeme, Polymeme, Wikio and other "memetrackers" that sort and organize blog posts into categories.<\/p>\n
"Did you know that millions of bloggers around the world write new posts each week?" Google product manager Michael Cohen wrote in an Internet posting of his own.<\/p>\n
"We’re pleased to launch a new homepage for Google Blog Search so that you too can browse and discover the most interesting stories in the blogosphere."<\/p>\n
The Northern California company applied technology from its Google News website to separate blog postings into clusters based on topics, stories or events.<\/p>\n
A lead category Friday morning at Google Blog Search was the debate that occurred the previous evening between US vice presidential contenders Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.<\/p>\n
An icon with a picture of the political rivals indicated that 1,620 blogs were compiled in the category during the previous 19 hours.<\/p>\n
The lead item was a Huffington Post piece saying ex-officials from the administration of US President George W. Bush believe Biden won the verbal duel with Palin.<\/p>\n
"Grouping them in clusters lets you see the best posts on a story or get a variety of perspectives," Cohen said in his online message.<\/p>\n
"When you look within a cluster, you’ll find a collection of the most interesting and recent posts on the topic, along with a timeline graph that shows you how the story is gaining momentum in the blogosphere."<\/p>\n