...and technology gets even cooler! I have been so surprised by most of the "things" we have learned in this course so far, especially because I didn't know half of them existed! I didn't realize how advanced some Web 2.0 tools are and how extremely useful they are. The blog search tools used for this exercise definitely fit into that category.
I'm not sure what method I used for searching- I guess I was straightforward and typed in keywords of what I was looking for, then scanned through the results to see what popped up. Overall, I really enjoyed using the Google Blog Search because it was very simple and easy to use. It has an air of familiarity (the same design as the Google homepage we all know and love) and I can see myself using it again. I was able to browse each category that I searched and easily found what I was looking for. Although Topix was an interesting tool because it searched for newsfeeds pertaining to your topic, I found it to be the most confusing. The results from this search engine were scattered, meaning they seemed sort of random. (I searched "siberian husky" and received for-sale dog postings. Google Blog Search was a better fit because it provided interesting information and fun pictures.)
Overall, I found the most affective way to search for a specific topic would be to search for different keywords to receive broader results. Instead of just searching for "siberian husky," I tried searching for "husky," "snow dog," "sled dog," and other keywords. I found this to be the best way to search for a wider range of material.
I am attaching Gone to the Snow Dogs, one of my cool finds. They have an awesome (and adorable) video of huskies on their page!
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