Web 2.0 applications like Technorati are interesting sources for all kinds of information.  The articles and blogs are current and easily searchable.  The news on one of the days I visited the site was the start of the new search engine called Cuil (pronounced “cool.”)  I read some articles and blogs that had mixed reactions to this new search engine, many not sure how successful it will be in the shadow of Google.  In the Photos section of Technorati, there was a thumbnail of Cuil and this linked back to the articles.   The site in general has a helpful toolbar at the top and some topics have a dropdown menu.  The Sports button on the toolbar had a link for articles and blogs about the Beijing Olympics which was nice.  You can also sort your results by articles, blogs or both, and also by attention and freshness.  The tags, or folksonomy, helped me think about what topics the article or blog would connect to and it actually helped me clarify my understanding.  All in all, Technorati would be a great source for news and posts for my personal and professional interests, but maybe not that much for my students in the library.