Technorati is an Internet search engine that seeks out and publishes blog posts from across the web. This collaboration of articles is then presented and promoted in real time, creating a source for the rapidly changing topics and discussions of the blogging community. http://technorati.com/

In addition to publishing content from other blogging sites, Technorati also provides readers with original content from the Technorati writer's community.http://technorati.com/write-for-technorati/ Fully edited content is submitted daily in an effort to keep news and articles on the site fresh and revolving.

Technorati can be compared to a blogging directory where writers can work to promote their blogs and seek additional exposure.

Technorati's aggregation and indexing relies upon bloggers embedding metadata tags in their posts or content updates. Blogs which include RSS or Atom feeds will automatically append posts with proper tags. Users can also include an HTML tag to make sure their posts can be indexed by Technorati.http://support.technorati.com/support/siteguide/tags

In 2002, Technorati emerged as a search engine that was designed to compile blog posts from around the web. The site has grown to become the largest blog search engine on the Internet. In addition to the main site, Twittorati.com shares bloggers trends on Twitter and compares them to those found on the blogosphere. For authors, Blogcritics.com is website that utilizes the publishing platform found on Technorati.com.http://www.crunchbase.com/company/technorati.