Monday, September 19, 2005

Unlistenable+music or extreme+parenting: How to find like-minded Bloggers

Blogger says:


"How do I search Blogger Profiles?
Profile Search isn't currently available (though it will be soon). For now, you can click links when viewing profiles to browse through them."
That's not so easy, but this is. If you want to find like-minded bloggers among the millions of people using Blogger.com, type in a URL:

Their interests
http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=i&q=permaculture
http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=i&q=country+music

Their fave books
http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=b&q=Chomsky
http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=b&q=Sherlock+Holmes

Their fave movies
http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=m&q=hitchcock
http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=m&q=Prospero's+Books

Their fave music
http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=s&q=reggae
http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=s&q=Bob+Dylan

See the pattern? Here's how to make it simpler
If you bookmark just one such URL in Favorites, such as

http://www.blogger.com/profile-find.g?t=s&q=hiphop

then any time you need to search, change the s (songs) for b (books), m (movies) or i (interests), and change the last word, using word+word where you want a two-word tag (eg english+history).

All you need do is remember the meaning of s, b, m and i, and to use the plus sign (+) for double-barrelled terms like unlistenable+music or extreme+parenting.

Got a better way? Please let me know and I'll pass it on.

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