I, an advanced Internet user of 12 years has to inbed this link in my blog to "claim" it.

Not very a very efficient clean process now is it?

Below are the Technorati advacned instructions:

Template Editing Instructions

If you can (and want to) edit your blog HTML and add a javascript to your blog, please follow the below instructions:

Add the following code to your blog’s homepage template, perhaps in a nice sidebar.

I am quite sure that if I took the time I could, but why should I have to?

Someone please build an automated authority on the Live Web.

One that you do not have to manually ping with every post.

Update:  The process returned this error:

        Sorry, we could’t connect to your blog host.  Please try again later. Need a hand? Visit the FAQ.

When the same thing happened in October I opened a ticket and never heard from Technorati.