If you read this site regularly, you probably know a great deal about how to protect your content on the Web. However, you probably also know that the current system is an inelegant solution in need of serious repair. Here’s what’s wrong and what can be done about it.

Blog searching has become an important tool both for gathering the information I use on this site, but also for staying on top of content theft issues. Unfortunately, blog searching has deteriorated to the point of uselessness and I break down why.

How does your search engine do when detecting plagiarism? I’ve tested five different search engines and how many matches of my work they find. These tests provide some surprising results and offer insight into which services are best for plagiarism detection.

Every tool has a purpose and Copyscape has its. Though weaker on verbatim plagiarism, it can help detect cases where the work has been rewritten and the regular search engines struggle to keep up.