Technorati videos are a quick, non-verbal way of scanning the latest Internet news and singling out only those stories that interest you. By browsing through videos from Technorati blogs, you know the content has met a high standard of quality; you can also evaluate how much weight the blog posters and thus their videos carry through their Technorati authority rating.

Sorting through the wealth of information available on the Internet can be bewildering; fortunately there are powerful search engines to help you find Technorati videos that are relevant to you and your business. Here are just a few of the ways that perusing the Internet through Technorati can help you:

1. Promote your own video content. Getting listed as one of the Technorati blogs increases the chances that your videos will be featured on Technorati too.

2. Cherry pick the videos you want to see. Use Technorati's search engines to find exactly what you're looking for, fast.

3. Catch up quickly. If a picture really is worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth a million; viewing Technorati videos will help you catch up on the day's news much faster than reading through text blogs.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Take the first step to finding Technorati videos

You can sort through Technorati content without signing up for an account; but in order to get access to the most advanced Technorati features, such as promoting your own blog and thus your own videos as well, you'll have to join. Once you're in, if you have any trouble browsing the Technorati videos, help is just a mouse click away.

I recommend: Once you've started browsing Technorati videos and associated content on blogs like the BBC, you'll have an inside view of what is highly visible on the Internet.

Search Technorati videos for what you want

Because the Technorati videos site gathers and sorts so much information, it may help to think in terms of which category the videos you're looking for might fit into.

I recommend: Use the Technorati Search page to sort through Technorati content for videos that fit a specific category. If you're having trouble finding what it is you want, you can also tackle it from the blog angle by using the search page to track down blogs you're interested, in like BloggingStocks, and then sorting through the blogs for videos of interest.

Look for Technorati videos that catch your eye

There are a lot of videos out there for you to browse through. Instead of sorting through the Internet one video at a time, let Technorati's videos service show you the most popular videos on the Internet.

I recommend: The Technorati Today in Videos page gives you a quick view of the day's most poignant or interesting videos. If you follow videos of interest back to YouTube, you'll be shown a selection of similar videos that may be of interest as well.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Promote your own business videos as on of the Technorati videos; just claim your blog after signing up for a Technorati account, and you'll increase the odds of your business videos being heavily promoted on Technorati.