an interactive blog directory, and all blogs are curated by human editors for quality. About 18% of blogs that are nominated for inclusion on the site are approved. The included blogs generate tens of thousands of new posts daily. Regator also has an archive of curated content going back to 2007. Blogs that are un-updated for a long period of time without an explanation are removed from Regator.com. The site allows readers to add non-Regator blogs to view on their personalized My Regator page, though these blogs are not shared with the Regator community. Regator also has free widgets so bloggers can display Regator trends, searches, or posts on their website. Regator Platform Regator's semantic API uses proprietary algorithms to produce metadata such as past and present trends. The API provides time-sensitive results so users can see what topics or terms are most closely related to a search term in the past or present. The Regator can also tag, categorize, and provide data about any block of text, and has tools for creating graphs of historical coverage, social media monitoring, etc. Regator Breaking News In June 2011, Regator launched Regator Breaking News, a subscription service for journalists and bloggers that provides breaking stories in real-time. Regator Breaking News was an Adobe Air app that works with Mac, Linux, and Windows. According to Turner, the app uses algorithms to analyze social media (chiefly the curated Regator blogs) and identify and separate breaking stories from normal internet activity. According to Mashable, in trials the app delivered a breaking story faster than CNN by 29 minutes, FoxNews.com by eight minutes, the Huffington Post email alert by 57 minutes, and Twitter trending topics by 11 minutes. Regator for iPhone The Regator iPhone apps (Lite and Premium) allow for reading, searching, and sharing blog content via iOS. They also include real-time and historical trend tracking, sharing mechanisms, monitoring tools, and others. References External links Regator.com Blog search engines American news websites Internet properties established in 2008 Social information processing Social bookmarking Semantic Web