When you think about blogs, search may not be the first thing that comes to mind. I find most blogs end up staring back at me from the browser window thanks to links from other blogs. But people search for blogs on a variety of subjects — in the past week, we’ve seen over 3,000 different search terms with the word “blog” in them — everything from “Dream Blog” to the more philosophical “What does blog mean?”
Tools that help a person establish a blog presence on the Internet are insanely popular in search. Xanga and LiveJournal are the top two spots for those looking to start a blog. Both of these services are firmly ensconced in our top 500 search terms.
Now, I’ve wondered for some time when Yahoo was going to up and buy a blogging site. Or start one of their own. Oh, I know, they have Geocities….but this blogging thing, it just…might…have…legs….