Technorati

I have attempted to explore Technorati on several occasions looking for it's value for libraries. I particularly was looking for something that would provide information I needed in a concise and fast manner that would not waste my time. Clicking on the "popular" main category, I selected "books" and found an answer for me. Listed were books "that people are talking about right now and linked to Amazon in the last 48 hours". This is a quick way to find what is interesting to people at the moment and make sure that the library has books to offer on the topic. Five out of the top twelve books were books about Twitter. Self improvement and financial books completed the top three interests. This site can be a fast check for those who do bookordering.