 A search engine was added to the website on May 20, 2008, which searches all archived stories that have appeared on the website as a full headline.Two weeks later, a "prospective search feature" was added to Techmeme, which allows users to subscribe to future search results and receive notifications when a headline matches their search pattern.The team and technology behind Techmeme also powers media news aggregator Mediagazer, political aggregation site Memeorandum, baseball aggregation site Ballbug, and celebrity gossip aggregator WeSmirch.