Here’s a video from Google about their search algorithm and here’s a Techcrunch article with more info.
Aug 27
Feb 25
In an effort to combat content farms, Google has made some changes to its algorithm. Check out the details at Techcrunch. And here’s another Techcrunch article talking about search related to Facebook.
Sep 02
Check out Flowing Data for more info.
Mar 25
Greg Linden put together a few thoughts about recommendation algorithms. His ideas continue at a post on the Communications of the ACM Blog.
Mar 21
Here’s a link to a PDF of a slide presentation about graphing algorithms on Hadoop.
Mar 10
A new algorithm can pack any 50 differently sized discs into a smaller space than any other, and could help pack 3D objects into smaller spaces too. That could make shipping and delivery services less tough on resources. The secret to the team’s success is their algorithm’s ability to take backward, as well as forward steps.
