Technorati

I prefer Google News to Technorati. To me, Technorati suffers from the same thing that many sites do: too much information. It seems to me that many sites are designed not by web designers but by tech geeks and they are overwhelming to look at. Too many advertisements (flashing especially) and it is difficult for the brain to process. I watch patrons every day try to navigate the main page of Yahoo, trying to figure out how to log into their e-mail. Why not use Gmail instead?

We really need to be careful, as library staff who is familiar and comfortable with technology, to try and choose sites to recommend that are well-organized and easy to understand.