Lavasoft News recently interviewed blog pioneer Rebecca Blood, who had some insightful things to say about the progression of the "web log."

"Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone is passionate about something. For some people it's their profession, for some people it's their family, and for others it?s politics or knitting or food. The Web enables people to connect with others who share their interests - whether that interest is shared by only 3 other people, or by 3000."

Well put, Rebecca.

It can be difficult to keep up with all of the opinions, comments, and news that is no farther away than the click of a mouse. Search engines like Technorati, which tracks the 71.1 million blogs that are out there on the web today, can help to put things in perspective.

We tried out Technoratis tool to map the Ad-Aware 2007 buzz. Look at all that blog chatter!

Stay tuned for Beta Three today!