Interesting Concepts in Search Engines

TheMatt writes "A new type of search algorithm is described at NSU. In a way, it is the next generation over Google. It works off the principle that most web pages link to pages that concern the same topic, forming communities of pages. Thus, for academics, this would be great as the engine could find the community of pages related to a certain subject. The article also points out this would be good as an actually useful content filter, compared to today's text-based ones."

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My site is within 6 degrees of Slashdot!

[DeadVulcan]

Now that I've wasted WAY too much company time doing this, I must report that I was able to get from Slashdot to one of my personal web sites with only 6 jumps.

It wasn't six clicks, because I didn't count things like splash screens, click-through ads, and drilling into a site's "Links" page.

But I'm happy to report that I was able to get to my site with only five intervening web sites. I won't post actual links here, but you're welcome to try and follow along (if you're so inclined)...

1. Slashdot Article: "Nintendo GameCube Clone Out In Japan" (go to "Related Links")
2. IGN: GameCube DVD (go to "Affiliates" page)
3. Drew's Script-O-Rama (go to "Links" page, under "Friends of the Rama")
4. The Shishi-Odoshi Homepage of Ari-Matti Saren (go to "Some Links")
5. The International Shinkendo Federation (go to their "Links" page)
6. Nihonto Page of Alan Quinn (see his recommended links)
7. Japanese Castles - This is my page!

Of course, now I've posted, you can just hit the URL beside my name and get there in two clicks...

I should also say that this is not a silly attempt at advertising. I don't make any money off my web site. It's just a silly attempt at demonstrating the interconnectedness of the web, and the oneness of human knowledge (yeah, that's it).