Technorati's fresh new look

Technorati put it’s recent funding to good use revealing a whole new layout today, a move that is taking them away from being just blogs.
First, they’ve eliminated search silos on Technorati. In the past, you had to know the difference between keyword search, tag search and blog directory search in order to make use of the full power of the site. They now provide you a simplified experience. Simply indicate what’s of interest to you and Technorati’s engine will assemble the freshest, hottest, most current social media from across the Live Web – Blogs, posts, photos, videos, podcasts, events, and more.
They’ve also worked really hard at making their user interface simpler, and more intuitive. They seemed to have pulled it off although I’m not sold on the ‘ticker’ floating at the top of the site. Smells a little ’99..
Read the full review over at the crunch