Blog-o-Sphere
Wednesday, 23. November 2005, 05:34:29
After applying a few weeks ago for an account on Sphere, I finally received one today. For those that don't know what is Sphere, it is a blog-search tool, like Technorati or Google Blog Search. You would normally need an account to access it, and registration is restricted to invites sent by them at your request.
The first thing I did was to test it, and guess what was my first query? Well, gnapse, of course. And guess what I got? Nothing.
Is not that I'm that popular (Jeremy Zawodny is thoroughly indexed of course), but at least I appear in Google Blog Search and in Technorati too. Anyway, they're still in a beta stage, and they also have a "submit a blog" utility, so I submitted mine, and I hope it will be indexed soon. Perhaps when Sphere goes out of beta, this blog will be completely indexed, who knows.
But I hear you asking: why yet another blog search engine? And so do I. But they claim their algorithms give more relevant search results (I would send you to the About page, but is mysteriously restricted, just as most of the site). They say that,
The first thing I did was to test it, and guess what was my first query? Well, gnapse, of course. And guess what I got? Nothing.Is not that I'm that popular (Jeremy Zawodny is thoroughly indexed of course), but at least I appear in Google Blog Search and in Technorati too. Anyway, they're still in a beta stage, and they also have a "submit a blog" utility, so I submitted mine, and I hope it will be indexed soon. Perhaps when Sphere goes out of beta, this blog will be completely indexed, who knows.
But I hear you asking: why yet another blog search engine? And so do I. But they claim their algorithms give more relevant search results (I would send you to the About page, but is mysteriously restricted, just as most of the site). They say that,
We're yet to see if this promising tool is as good as it seems, and time will tell. I particularly like the last feature, which is some kind of text mining (read AI) but I'm not sure how they make it work.Our new, advanced algorithm:
- delivers the most relevant, timely and authoritative posts and blogs on any topic
- indexes and searches the full text of each post, not just the feed contents or the home page
- allows you to search by relevance and time
- uses content analysis to blend related mainstream media with blog results for a complete picture
WIDGETIZE
farandulera # 24. November 2005, 18:16
gnapse # 24. November 2005, 18:28
What I mention in the post is that Sphere, the blog search tool that I'm reviewing, does have a "submit a blog" utility, and I submitted my blog there.