[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4154: Change dashboard to use Google BlogSearch instead of Technorati

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#4154: Change dashboard to use Google BlogSearch instead of Technorati
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 Reporter:  Otto42          |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement     |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  low             |    Milestone:  2.2      
Component:  Administration  |      Version:  2.2      
 Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  has-patch       |  
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Comment (by Otto42):

 Well, while I've found it to be more useful than Technorati (by a
 loooooong shot), but others may disagree.

 In my experience, Technorati's links are often incorrect, weeks or
 sometimes months late, usually spam, and never useful. Google Blogsearch,
 on the other hand, has yet to give me any incorrect links and the spam
 ratio is pretty low (again, only in my experience). Using a
 link:yourblog.com seems to work very well indeed.

 I just put it out there for discussion and comment. And in case anybody
 wants to try it for themselves. :)

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