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Compute Google's PageRank 5 Times Faster

Kimberley Burchett writes "CS researchers at Stanford University have developed three new techniques that together could speed up Google's PageRank calculations by a factor of five. An article at ScienceBlog theorizes that "The speed-ups to Google's method may make it realistic to calculate page rankings personalized for an individual's interests or customized to a particular topic.""

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  1. Re:Lets see... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    RTA. PageRankings are computed in advance and take several days. A 5x increase in speed means specialized rankings could be computed.