Announcement
September 15, 2005
Google Blog Search
Today, Google announced the launch of Google Blog Search, a new beta
search service that enables users to search for blogs and posts that
match their interests. Based on the same technology that powers Google's
web search, Blog Search is available at http://blogsearch.google.com and is also integrated
with Blogger at http://www.blogger.com.
Blogs are an important medium of self-expression, we are committed
to providing the best tools to access this unique source of news, opinion,
and commentary. The ability to search over blog content has been one
of the most highly requested features from our users, and we're excited
to offer the following functionalities:
- Blogs that syndicate posts via RSS or Atom are automatically crawled
by Google servers on a regular basis (most of the popular blogging services
now enable syndication by default).
- Once a new post is detected, the Blog Search index is updated so search
results always include the freshest content available.
- After a user conducts a search, Blog Search displays two types of
results: blogs that include matching search terms in their titles, and
posts that include matching search terms.
Users can customize their queries to restrict their search to blog
names, authors, or to a specific date range. Blog Search also features
Google's SafeSearch technology, enabling users to manage the content
of their search results. With Google Blog Search, users can now find
the freshest and most relevant blog posts about topics of interest to
them.
Google Blog Search is currently available in English, French, Italian,
German, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Korean, with
additional languages to follow. More information can be found at
http://www.google.com/help/about_blogsearch.html.
