One of the key things that I look for in a search engine is the ability to turn a search into an RSS feed. It’s unfortunate that Google still doesn’t offer such a service, but I was very happy to see that Ask.com’s new blog search does.
As Search Engine Journal observes, it was no surprise to see Ask launch a blog/RSS search after its acquisition of Bloglines. I know I’m certainly not surprised, but I am impressed with the clean interface and the sorting capabilities.
The one big drawback from a research standpoint is that you can’t search for a website and see who is linking to it. At least not with the same kind of reliability that Technorati offers. I’d like to see them roll out this feature in the near future.
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