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Ever wonder how Technorati actually works? (Or how charming engineer Kevin Marks's accent sounds?) Some friends of the blog search company videotaped Marks (pictured) and fellow Technorati employees Ryan King, Tantek elik, Liz Dunn, and others explaining inbound links, tagging, how a blog gets ranked, and other technical intricacies.

The video is just talking heads, so you can open this one in the background and listen while you update your MySpace work.

Behind The Scenes At Technorati [Ryan Is Hungry]