How do I add the Technorati search box to my Web site?

I think that there's a more general question here about

For example, if you wanted to duplicate the search box from Ask Dave Taylor on your site, you'd view the source and identify the following fragment of HTML:

The exact same holds true for Technorati. Go to their site, View Source, and you'll identify the following as the HTML for their search box:

In terms of layout and formatting, a form is just a block of HTML code, so you can drop it into a <div>, for example, and push the bits around as you so desire.

Want to match the green background of the Technorati site itself, but have the entire box be 250 pixels wide? Use the enclosing CSS style of:

<div style="background-color:#88bb22;width:250px">

If an element of the form proves too big, you can always change the parameters too. In this case, the text input field is probably going to be too wide, so change the parameter size="35" to something smaller. Here's how that might look:

Long answer to a simple question! I hope this helps you accomplish what you seek on your page.