Hi, I got my own domain name and set up wordpress on it for a few days and technorati picked it up instantly. Does this normally happen? Dom
Yes, technorati is usually pretty quick to snap up blog entries...you have to understand that it doesnt function like a normal search engine spider, it grabs your data when your site updates and pings it, rather than following links to find your site.
they pick up data pretty quick, you can setup the pinging service so when you post a new entry its automatically pings technorati
Wordpress normally send ping to technorati once you post there however it is good to use pinging tools like pingomatic.com etc when you add new posts. Also you should claim your blog on technorati; http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2006/02/technorati_how_.html