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.
Nov 20
Benjamin Edelman takes a look at some biases to Google’s own listings within its search results. Slashdot has some more info.
Mar 21
According to Google search trends for soup, springtime must be here.
Here’s a similar article from last fall talking about predicting flu outbreaks based on google searches.
Mar 20
In an article from Hitwise today, Hitwise used their data to determine that Craigslist had made it to the top of the weekly search results list beating 3 year champ, MySpace.
However, Techcrunch has a very different view based on a look at Google Trends. They rank Craigslist third with Facebook having a huge lead over MySpace. With different sites using different tracking methods, it’s no wonder we’re seeing such varied results. Keep your eyes open.
