Searching for Blogs

I've been playing with the advanced search option of google and am a bit frustrated. When I search for blog posts by author (Joyce Valenza) only two posts come up, which I know can't be true. My concern is that her blog I read the most, The Neverending Search, does not come up. A search for title of YALSA (young adult library services assoc.) doesn't come up either. The good news is that Teaching the Research Process does come up and indicates yours truly as being the last poster. I did not try any other search engines. A few thoughts:

• Because I knew exactly what I was looking for, I knew when I didn't find it. I don't know that this will be a problem for students.
• How much prior knowledge does a student need when approaching the web? When searching for blogs? A blog search can turn up a tremendous amount of irrelevant info, which could prove just another distraction. Students will be learning the skill of searching for blogs (ok, maybe not skill), evaluating relevance, setting up a feed...
• Is it time to introduce another database? Search for some good overview journal articles might yield some experts to then search in blogs. Student Resource Ctr Bronze offers many full text reference books as well as popular magazines. Trip to the Reference section of BHS Library, including a mini lesson on searching the catalog. This could also be an out of class assignment. They could come in on their own, search the catalog, talk to a librarian if they need help. Laurie Sheffield is requiring her seniors to have a librarian sign off on her student's out of class library visit.
• Not sure about the feasibility of adding Delicious to the mix. The google book mark gadget might be all they need. NoodleBib will also help them keep track of sources. I think delicious has a higher learning curve than both google bookmarks and noodlebib.
• I love my new computer!