Google launches blog search tool

Google has launched a new tool that lets users search for blogs and posts that match their interests.

Google Blog Search, still in beta, is based on the same technology that powers Google's web search.

Google said the ability to search over blog content has been one of the most highly requested features from its users.

The new tool will automatically crawl Blogs that syndicate posts via RSS or Atom feeds. Once a new post is detected, the Blog Search index is updated so search results always include the freshest content available.

After a user conducts a search, Blog Search displays two types of results: blogs that include matching search terms in their titles, and posts that include matching search terms.

Users can customize their queries to restrict their search to blog names, authors, or to a specific date range. Blog Search also features Google's SafeSearch technology, enabling users to manage the content of their search results.

Blog Search is available at http://blogsearch.google.com and is also integrated with Blogger at http://www.blogger.com