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Head URLs and Tail URLs and Bing’s Supplemental Index?

{ Posted on Jul 19 2010 by admin }
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A search engine might use two sets of indexes – one for query terms that tend to show up in more searches and on more web pages, and another larger index that includes queries that aren’t searched for as much ...Read More »

How a Search Engine Might Crowdsource Web Spam Identification

{ Posted on Apr 23 2010 by admin }
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The term crowdsourcing was coined by Wired correspondent Jeff Howe, in a 2006 article titled The Rise of Crowdsourcing, where he described how a crowd of people might use their spare time to help in solving problems or creating content, ...Read More »

Microsoft on Navigational Queries and Best Match

{ Posted on Dec 19 2009 by admin }
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When you visit a search engine, and type a word or phrase such as “Hilton,” or “ESPN,” or “Nature Conservancy,” into a search box, chances are that you want to visit the home page for Hilton Hotels, or ESPN or ...Read More »

How a Search Engine Might Analyze the Linking Structure of a Web Site

{ Posted on Aug 31 2009 by admin }
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How well do search engines understand the linking structure of a web site? Do they have ways to organize and classify individual links and blocks of links that they see on the pages of a site? Do they ...Read More »

Should Search Engines Refer Searchers to Other Search Engines?

{ Posted on May 01 2009 by admin }
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Do you have a favorite search engine? Is there a particular reason why you use the search engine that you do Read more:  Should Search Engines Refer Searchers to Other Search Engines? Read More »