Thing # 9 MERLIN and news feeds

I usually find blogs and feeds through Google and yahoo but I did find Topix.net and Technorati useful and easy to use. But I hated Feedster. I was never able to get the results I was looking for to desplay. I still find it easier to locate blogs through Google. As for true news feeds, I'd rather go to news sites I trust and subscribe to their RSS feeds.