# 14 Exploring Technorati

What is Technorati? In simple terms it is a search engine that searches blogs. On their about page they state that they are currently tracking 107.9 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media. When a blogger publishes something new on their blog it sends a ping to Technorati. The new tags from the blog update are added so people looking for information on those tags can find it right away. You can search by term, what is most popular or by topic.