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The following keywords are top searches on Technorati right now.
1. kathy sierra
2. gmail
3. sanjaya
4. american idol
5. myspace
6. learning 2.0
7. twitter
8. dell
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Ever wondered what people are searching for on the Internet, particularly in google? Google Zeitgeist has the answer for you. Google Zeitgeist is a report of search statistics which are generated based on millions of searches performed on Google over a given period of time – weekly, monthly, and annually. [...]

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Mike Wadhera wrote a post on Wikipedia founder wanting to build a better Google.
Seems like there will be another ChaCha-alike search engine in the near future.
Technorati Tags: search engine, google, cha cha, search, web 2.0, wikipedia

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Erik Gunther from Yahoo! buzz has written an interesting post titled Flailing in February.
Here’s a sampling of a few Buzz decliners in February from our top 500 search terms. Could these topics be in danger of falling off the cultural radar — or was February just an off month?

Some of the interesting ones are:
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This blog’s title (have a look in the title bar ^) has been seo-ed to the max. Here’s what I put in header.php of my current theme.

<title>
<?php wp_title($sep = ”);?>
<?php if (is_home()) { bloginfo(‘description’); } ?>
– <?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>
</title>

Robert thinks [...]

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Flickr, YouTube, and Google Search Mashup

Do you like my little mashup? Written in PHP and Javascript using Flickr, YouTube and Google Search APIs.
Any suggestion on how I can put it into a good use?
Technorati Tags: youtube, google, flickr, api, mashup, web, web 2.0, [...]

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Technorati website has been redesigned in celebration of its 3rd Birthday.

The Goods:
- More features
- Increased Usability
- Improved functionalities for registered users
- Increased reliability and accurancy
- More content
- Advanced Search Engine and Results
- A good use of Ajax technology
The Bads:
- Homepage is a bit busy
- A bit too colourful
Technorati Tags: technoratifeedback, technorati, [...]

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