You know I love Google, but I’ve recently become addicted to Addictomatic, which bills itself as “the search of the best live sites on the web for the latest news, blog posts, videos and images.”  Here, you’ll “inhale the web” in a very user-friendly and organized way. Since I’m severely type-A I really appreciate the organized part.

Another search I’ve grown to love is the Twitter search, formerly known as Summize. Here you can search for a specific topic and see who’s Twittering about it. You can also check out the latest Twitter trends.

And if you aren't Twittering, sign up. You'll be Twittering sooner or later, so you might as well start now. :)

For example, as I type the trending Twitter topics happen to be:

It’s fun to see what folks are chatting about out there, especially if you are in a field that tracks trends such as marketing or public relations.

... and of course it's also fun to type in your own name and see where you turn up!